Equity / Sarah Worthington.
Material type: TextSeries: Clarendon law series | Clarendon law seriesPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 352 p. ; 22 cmISBN:- 9780199290505 (pbk.) :
- 9780199290505 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 346.42004 WOR
- KD674
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Previous ed.: Oxford: Clarendon, 2003.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [338]-346) and index.
Dual legal systems : common law and equity -- Legal systems and legal rights -- Creating property -- Amplifying property rights -- Restricting personal autonomy -- Supplementing civil wrongs -- Reviewing promises -- Enforcing promises -- Correcting misconceived transfers -- Moving forward : integrating equity.
Equity is traditionally regarded as the 'conscience' of the law, though emphasis is usually placed on the law of trusts. This book provides an outline of the basic principles of equity, illustrated by historical and contemporary examples of equity's operation.