Equitable Remedies Overview: Lectures 3 & 4

<p>To provide a clear framework for analyzing legal claims and determining the appropriate outcome. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Calculating the amount of damages awarded. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It provides a practical application of the legal principles underlying the doctrine. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Legal doctrines provide the framework for equitable remedies, which are designed to achieve the goals of those doctrines. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A legal remedy is typically a monetary award, while an equitable remedy addresses situations where money alone is not an adequate solution. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Injunction (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Liquidated Damages (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Calculates compensation for losses or profits owed to a trust (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To protect legal or equitable rights. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rescission (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They both involve the court issuing a legally binding order. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Specific Performance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Promissory estoppel (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Shelfer Principles (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Laches (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To compensate for breaches of trust or fiduciary obligations (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They operate in rem, meaning they affect specific property. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Knowing Receipt involves receiving property in breach of trust, while Dishonest Assistance involves assisting in the breach. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The requirement for clean hands in equitable proceedings. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Injunctions (A), Account (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Specific Performance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Their capacity for adaptation to novel situations. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Their flexibility (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ordering them based on the importance of the rights they protect. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are distinct but interconnected, with equitable remedies representing stronger tools within the legal system. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They reflect the evolving priorities of society in terms of protecting rights. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Whether courts are bound to follow established rules in applying these remedies. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>As an indication of the different values society places on various rights. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Legal remedies designed to achieve fairness in legal cases, distinct from monetary damages.

Legal principles that determine the validity of claims in court, shaping the outcome of cases.

Legal solutions granted by courts to return parties to their previous position or enforce justice.

Court orders that compel or restrain actions by a party to prevent harm or enforce rights.

The legal basis or reason for a lawsuit that enables a party to seek a remedy.

The process of determining the amount or type of remedy to be awarded in a case based on legal principles.

Objectives such as enforcing loyalty and protecting rights that remedies are intended to achieve.

Historical development of equitable principles and remedies rooted in fairness, guiding contemporary legal practices.

A court order requiring a party to fulfill their contractual obligations.

Legal grounds on which a claim may be denied based on equitable principles.

A legal doctrine that bars relief to a party that has unreasonably delayed in pursuing a claim.

A principle stating that a party cannot seek an equitable remedy if they have acted unethically.

Criteria establishing when damages may replace injunctive relief in equity.

The court's flexibility in deciding whether to grant equitable remedies based on the situation.

Prevents a party from going back on their word in certain circumstances.

Suspends enforcement of legal rights due to reliance on a promise.

Undoing a contract to restore parties to their original positions.

Compensation calculated for losses or profits in fiduciary cases.

Receiving property while knowing it breaches trust.

Helping someone breach their fiduciary duties; leads to liability.

Ethical standards that guide equitable remedies, adaptable to new scenarios.

Different remedies reflect the value placed on varying legal rights.

Legal responses differ based on the nature of the contract's subject.

The ability of courts to adapt rules to new situations.

The power judges have to make decisions on a case-by-case basis.

Evaluating remedies as distinct or part of a unified legal system.

Legal authority to make decisions against a specific person.