The various remedies available in equity, including injunctions, specific performance, and equitable compensation.
Overview of Equity and Trusts: A general introduction to the concept of equity and trusts, their historical origins, and their purpose in modern legal systems.
Trusts: An in-depth overview of the nature and characteristics of trusts, including their creation, administration, and termination.
Fiduciary Duties: The legal obligations and responsibilities of fiduciaries, including trustees, to act in the best interest of their beneficiaries.
Breach of Trust: The legal consequences of a fiduciary's breach of trust, including potential liability and damages.
Breach of Fiduciary Duty: The legal implications of a breach of fiduciary duty, including the consequences for the fiduciary, the beneficiary, and the trust.
Equitable Maxims: A set of principles used by courts to guide equitable decision-making and remedy any injustice that may arise in certain cases.
Specific Performance: A court-ordered remedy requiring a party to perform a specific contractual obligation or task.
Injunctions: A court-ordered remedy prohibiting a party from engaging in certain acts or activities.
Rescission: A court-ordered remedy that effectively cancels or voids a contractual agreement.
Restitution: A court-ordered remedy requiring a party to return any property or benefits received as a result of a wrongful act.
Tracing: The legal process of identifying and tracking the proceeds of a wrongful act or breach of trust through a series of transactions.
Lien: A legal right or interest in property, granted to a creditor or lienholder, that secures repayment of a debt or obligation.
Constructive Trusts: Legal remedies used to establish a fiduciary relationship in cases where no trust was formally created.
Equitable Estoppel: A legal principle that prevents a party from denying a fact or representation that they have previously asserted.
Proprietary Estoppel: A legal remedy used in cases where a party has relied on a promise or representation related to property but has not received the promised interest or benefit.
Injunctions: An order by the court that requires a party to do, or refrain from doing, a particular act.
Specific Performance: An order by the court that requires a party to fulfill their contractual obligation by performing a specific act.
Rectification: An order by the court that requires a mistake in a legal document to be corrected.
Rescission: An order by the court that cancels a contract and restores the parties to their original positions.
Restitution: An order by the court that requires a party to restore property or money to the rightful owner.
Reformation: An order by the court that changes the terms of a legal document to reflect the true intention of the parties.
Account of Profit: An order by the court that requires a person who has wrongfully made a profit to account for the profits and pay them to the rightful owner.
Constructive Trust: An equitable remedy that imposes a trust on property where there has been a breach of fiduciary duty or a wrongful acquisition of property.
Equitable lien: An equitable remedy that secures payment of a debt by giving the creditor a security interest in property.
Subrogation: An equitable remedy that allows a person who has paid a debt on behalf of another person to step into the shoes of the creditor and enforce the debt on behalf of the original creditor.