Chapter 1 - Introduction to English Law

Question 1

How Civil law is defined ?

Answer 1

Rights and duties owned by individual and organisation

Question 2

How Criminal law is defined ?

Answer 2

Law owed to society as a whole

Question 3

Common Law and Equity ?

Answer 3

Applied to whole England

Question 4

Merging Common law and equity, who merged it ?

Answer 4

The Judicature Acts 1873-75

Question 5

10 maxims of equity ?

Answer 5

1. Equity will not assist a volunteer
2. He who comes to equity must come with clean hands
3. He who seeks equity must do equity
4. Delay defends equity
5. Equity looks to the intent not the form
6. Equity will not suffer (permit) a wrong to be without a remedy
7. Equity acts in personam
8. Equity follows the law
9. Equality is equity
10. Equity sees as done that which ought to be done

Question 6

What are 4 Remedies ?

Answer 6

1. Injunction
2. Speific Performance
3. Recession
4. Rectiication

Question 7

Remedies : Injunction 2 types explain ?

Answer 7

Prohibitory (prevent)

Mandatory (force)