canada legal-terms england-and-wales
&#39;Factual matrix&#39; vs. &#39;Fact pattern&#39;
<p>Google revealed <a href="https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Fact+Situation" rel="nofollow noreferrer">a definition</a> of 'Fact Pattern/Situation' <strong>(abbreviate to FP)</strong></p>
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<p><em>A concise description of all the occurrences or circumstances of a particular case, without any discussion of their consequences under the law. The fact situation, sometimes referred to as a</em> <strong>fact  pattern [bold mine]</strong>, <em>is a summary of what took place in a case</em> <em>for which relief is sought. The fact situation of one case is almost always distinguishable from that of another case.</em></p>
<p>When one case with a particular fact situation has been decided, an attorney may use it as precedent and relate it to another similar case on which he or she is currently working.</p>
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<p>but nothing for <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Factual+matrix%22+meaning&amp;client=firefox-b&amp;dcr=0&amp;ei=2ZVAWsSXN4bVwQKVxpDYDg&amp;start=0&amp;sa=N&amp;biw=1280&amp;bih=599" rel="nofollow noreferrer">&quot;Factual matrix&quot;</a>, except its use in Canada and England &amp; Wales.</p>
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<li><p>So what's the definition of Factual Matrix <strong>(abbreviate to FM)</strong>?</p>
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<li><p>Please contrast and compare FM and FP?</p>
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<p>The concepts are similar in meaning. It appears from multiple examples, that FM is usually used as a term meaning "all relevant facts that have been found to be present by the trier of fact" while "fact pattern" is used at least as commonly to refer to a diagnostic set of hypothetical facts (much like a doctor might define a "syndrome"), rather than to facts that have been actually found to be present in a particular case. The meaning of FM is closer to the notion of "considering the totality of the evidence", than it is to "fact pattern."</p>
