What is the purpose of equitable maxims?
Underpin equity and form the basis of any equitable decision made.
Equitable Maxim 1
Equity will not suffer a wrong without a remedy
Equitable Maxim 2
Equity looks to substance, not form
Equitable Maxim 3
Equity will not permit a statute to be used as an instrument of fraud
Equitable Maxim 4
Equity acts in personam (against a person)
Equitable Maxim 5
Those whom come to equity must come with clean hands
Equitable Maxim 6
Where equity and law conflict, equity shall prevail
Equitable Maxim 7
Equity will not assist a volunteer
Equitable Maxim 8
There is no equity to perfect an imperfect gift