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Equity (Intro)
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1Equity is a source of law that removes harshness from the Common Law
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
2Lord Scarman 'world of doctrine is....
- Anot neat and tidy rules
- Bneat and untidy rules
3History:
travelled to [blank_start]collect taxes[blank_end] & [blank_start]resolve dispute[blank_end].
[blank_start]King's Chancellor[blank_end] - advise - [blank_start]King's Common Law[blank_end] was reasonably founded.
Chancellor creates remedy if Common law is [blank_start]unjust[blank_end].- Acollect taxes
- Bresolve dispute
- CKing's Chancellor
- DKing's Common Law
- Eunjust
4Claimant starts action by a writ, there is not remedy without a writ
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
5remedy delegated to Chancellor
Westminster 1474 Court of Chancery
did.....- Anot bound by writ system
- Bbound by writ system
- Cincreased No petitions
- Ddecreased No petitions
6Rivalry:
Ch Court - based verdicts on [blank_start]morality[blank_end] - each delivered according to their [blank_start]own conscience[blank_end].
-ve: John Seldon 'equity [blank_start]varies[blank_end] with [blank_start]length[blank_end] of Chancellor's [blank_start]foot[blank_end]'- Amorality
- Bown conscience
- Cvaries
- Dlength
- Efoot
7Unpredictable BUT flexi:
Earl of Oxford's Case (1615) referred to King on conflicting Judges- AHeld: where equity & common law are in conflict -> equity should prevail
- BHeld: where equity & common law are in conflict -> common law should prevail
- C+ve: more systematic
-ve: C14 technicalities & long delays - D+ve: less systematic
-ve: C14 technicalities & no delays
8Judicature Acts:
Aims: harmonise to [blank_start]enable[blank_end] [blank_start]equity[blank_end] & [blank_start]common law[blank_end] to have [blank_start]administration[blank_end] in courts
Acts of 1873-75 -> achieved to [blank_start]all[blank_end] courts -> 2 steams of law side by side = [blank_start]Fusion debate[blank_end]- Aenable
- Bcommon law
- Cequity
- Dadministration
- Eall
- Ffew
- GFusion debate
9Trust: creature created by equity
- property transferred -> 1/more parties
- role = uphold property confidence +ve- ARichtig
- BFalsch
10Equitably Maxims: rules not a set of principles to guide the operation of equity
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
11He who comes into equity must do so with [blank_start]clean hands[blank_end]:
[blank_start]D&C Builders v Rees (1966)[blank_end]
part payment (under duress) later tried to claim
couple tried to rely on equitable doctrine of estoppel
Held: [blank_start]failed -> prior knowledge[blank_end]- Afailed -> prior knowledge
- Baccepted -> no knowledge
- CD&C Builders v Rees (1966)
- DChappell v Times Newspapers ltd (1975)
- ELeaf v International Galeries (1950)
- Fclean hands
- Gin equity
- Hwithout delay
12He who seeks equity must do [blank_start]so in equity[blank_end]:
[blank_start]Chappell v Times Newspapers ltd[blank_end] (1975)
employees told, would be sacked if didn't stop the strike action
they sought an [blank_start]injunction[blank_end] to prevent employers carrying it out- Aso in equity
- Bclean hands
- CChappell v Times Newspapers ltd
- DLeaf v International Galleries
- Einjunction
- Fequity
13Delay Defeats Equity:
Leaf v International Galleries (1950)
believed to be a Constable -> [blank_start]5yrs later[blank_end] found it wasn't
Held: [blank_start]innocent[blank_end] misrepresentation
C wanted to claim rescission, BUT couldn't b/c too long a delay- A5yrs later
- B3yrs later
- Cinnocent
- Dfraudulant
14Equitable Remedies are to redress
only available at courts discretion.- ARichtig
- BFalsch
15Common Law Remedies:
aim: put party back in position as if contract hadn't been performed.- AAutomatically granted to innocent party once proven -> in DAMAGES
- BNot automatically granted to innocent party once proven -> in DAMAGES
16Injunction: order - prohibits from doing something/continuing something -> order person to carry out certain acts.
- ADiverse range when may be available
- Brestrain breach of contract / restrain libel
- Cdoesn't restrain breach of contract / restrain libel
- DMandatory / propitiatory injunctions
- ERecent 'super injunctions' & need to balance right to privacy & freedom of speech
17Specific performance:
[blank_start]Rectification[blank_end]:
orders [blank_start]correction[blank_end] of a doc if doesn't express [blank_start]intention[blank_end] of the parties
Rescission:
[blank_start]Restores[blank_end] party to [blank_start]position[blank_end] they're in prior to signing of contract, as [blank_start]if never happened[blank_end]- ARectification
- Bcorrection
- Cintention
- DRestores
- Eposition
- Fif never happened
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- Degree Law with Criminology Quiz am Equity (Intro), erstellt von Hannah Posner am 05/05/2017.
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