0 an official complaint, made by a person or company in a law court against another person who is said to have done something to harm them, that is dealt with by a judge: --
In our policy there is the possibility of civil action against unions who break the law on agreed contracts.
There is also the possibility for industry to take civil action against counterfeiting.
It is open to copyright owners to take civil action to enforce their rights.
At the most they are the subject of a civil action of damages.
That there was a very large loss of money is evident, because there is a civil action pending for something like £60,000.
Because the itinerant traders generally disappear quickly when challenged, it is usually impossible to contemplate civil action of any sort.
I am informed that as the defendants are then defined as criminals, suitable civil action cannot be taken.
Nobody would want to take legal proceedings even on a civil action without good legal advice, but that is one possible source of remedy.