Equity was a means by which the King was petitioned to
Establish the truth of the matter and then to impose a just solution
Legal Jurisdictions in the UK
England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland
Common Law Remedies
Automatic - Damages
Equity Remedies
Discretionary - Specific performance , Injunctions
What is specific performance
Remedy - must complete a contract
In 1875 the jurisdictions of which law courts were transferred to the Supreme Court of Judicature?
The Common law Courts and the Court of Chancery
3 Types of classifications of law in the UK
Public, Private, Adjective
The Isle of Man and the Channel islands are Crown Dependencies of the UK. This means that they
are free to determine own fiscal policies, but not foreign
Sources of UK law
Legislation, Case Law, Custom
