Legal remedyA legal remedy, also referred to as judicial relief or a judicial remedy, is the means with which a court of law, usually in the exercise of civil law jurisdiction, enforces a right, imposes a penalty, or makes another court order to impose its will in order to compensate for the harm of a wrongful act inflicted upon an individual. In common law jurisdictions and mixed civil-common law jurisdictions, the law of remedies distinguishes between a legal remedy (e.g. a specific amount of monetary damages) and an equitable remedy (e.
Maxims of equityMaxims of equity are legal maxims that serve as a set of general principles or rules which are said to govern the way in which equity operates. They tend to illustrate the qualities of equity, in contrast to the common law, as a more flexible, responsive approach to the needs of the individual, inclined to take into account the parties' conduct and worthiness. They were developed by the English Court of Chancery and other courts that administer equity jurisdiction, including the law of trusts.
Equity (droit)Dans les pays qui suivent la common law , l'equity est le corpus juridique qui a été développé par la Cour de la Chancellerie et qui est maintenant administré concurremment avec la common law. La «common law» est ici utilisée dans son sens étroit, se référant à cet ensemble de lois principalement développées dans les cours supérieures de la Cour du Banc du roi et de la Cour des plaids-communs. Dans les pays de common law, le mot « equity » n'est pas synonyme d'équité générale ou justice naturelle, mais se réfère à un ensemble particulier de règles issues d'un système spécial de tribunaux.
Equitable remedyEquitable remedies are judicial remedies developed by courts of equity from about the time of Henry VIII to provide more flexible responses to changing social conditions than was possible in precedent-based common law. Equitable remedies were granted by the Court of Chancery in England, and remain available today in most common law jurisdictions. In many jurisdictions, legal and equitable remedies have been merged and a single court can issue either, or both, remedies.
Droit d'Angleterre et du pays de Gallesvignette|Le juge en chef Lord Coleridge en 1881. Le droit anglais est le système juridique qui prévaut en Angleterre et au pays de Galles, deux des quatre nations constitutives du Royaume-Uni formant une même juridiction au sein du droit britannique, connue comme Angleterre et pays de Galles (en anglais : England and Wales ; en gallois : Cymru a Lloegr). Le droit gallois est une partie constitutive du droit anglais. L’Écosse et l’Irlande du Nord possèdent quant à elles des systèmes juridiques distincts.
Droit des obligationsLe droit des obligations est la branche du droit privé dans les systèmes de tradition romano-germanique qui porte sur les obligations. L'intérêt du droit des obligations est de faire suivre la création d'obligations de conséquences juridiques, permettant la sécurité des affaires et l'émergence d'un marché stable. L'obligation est un lien juridique entre deux personnes en vertu duquel l'une d'elles (le débiteur) est tenue envers l'autre (le créancier) d'exécuter une prestation. La source principale des obligations est le contrat.
Breach of contractBreach of contract is a legal cause of action and a type of civil wrong, in which a binding agreement or bargained-for exchange is not honored by one or more of the parties to the contract by non-performance or interference with the other party's performance. Breach occurs when a party to a contract fails to fulfill its obligation(s), whether partially or wholly, as described in the contract, or communicates an intent to fail the obligation or otherwise appears not to be able to perform its obligation under the contract.
English unjust enrichment lawThe English law of unjust enrichment is part of the English law of obligations, along with the law of contract, tort, and trusts. The law of unjust enrichment deals with circumstances in which one person is required to make restitution of a benefit acquired at the expense of another in circumstances which are unjust. The modern law of unjust enrichment encompasses what was once known as the law of quasi-contract. Its precise scope remains a matter of controversy.
Money had and receivedAn action for money had and received to the plaintiff's use is the name for a common law claim derived from the form of action known as indebitatus assumpsit. The action enabled one person to recover money which has been received by another: for example, where a plaintiff paid money to the defendant while labouring under a mistake of fact or where there was a total failure of consideration. The action was a personal action only available in respect of money, rather than other benefits.
Court of equityA court of equity, also known as an equity court or chancery court, is a court authorized to apply principles of equity rather than principles of law to cases brought before it. These courts originated from petitions to the Lord Chancellor of England and primarily heard claims for relief other than damages, such as specific performance and extraordinary writs. Over time, most equity courts merged with courts of law, and the adoption of various Acts granted courts combined jurisdiction to administer common law and equity concurrently.
