📌 The Common Law is rule-based and formalistic, whereas Equity is flexible and grounded in fairness, justice, and morality.
1. What was the primary purpose of Equity as it developed in the Chancery courts?
2. Which distinction best describes the relationship between Common Law and Equity?
3. Why could a claim fail in the medieval English royal courts even when the claimant had suffered a genuine wrong?
What is Equity in law?
A judge-made law body from Chancery courts to ensure fairness.
How does Equity differ from Common Law?
Equity is flexible and based on fairness, unlike rule-based Common Law.
How did medieval English law evolve in royal courts?
It developed into a common system with strict forms and proof rules.
What happened to the Common Law and Chancery courts after the Judicature Acts?
They were abolished and replaced by a unified High Court.
Equity Definition
Judge-made law modifying harshness of Common Law
Equity's purpose
Achieve fairness, justice, and morality
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