1.

Civil law is a body of rules that defines and protects the private rights of citizens, offers
legal remedies that may be sought in a dispute, and covers areas of law such as contracts,
torts, property and family law.
2. There are two forms of legal proceedings in the civil procedure, these are referred to as
action also known as ”trials“ and application also known as ”motion proceedings“ . Each
form of proceeding follows its own rules and has a different application in civil law.
3. The most appropriate procedure to follow according to the scenario would be the
application procedure. Applications are used where there is no material factual dispute
between the parties and the only real issues to be decided are points of law. In such a
case there is no dispute that the landlord cut off the electricity supply. The main issue
is whether the landlord was entitled, in law, to do so.
4. Action procedure: commences by way of summons and it simply deals with the
fundamental differences concerning facts. It’s expensive and time consuming,
additionally it usually a case between Plaintiff and Defendant. Application procedure:
commences by way of notion of motion and it is applicable when there is no fundamental
difference concerning facts, the proceeding is quick and they it doesn’t usually take so
much time. Applicant v Respondent