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What Is a Court of Equity?

A court of equity is also known as an equity court or chancery court. It is a court that passes judgment on disputes by virtue of fairness rather than the law. As the term itself infers, a court of equity passes an equitable decision in disputes. It may be separate and independent from the court...

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What Is a Chancery Court?

Different courts exist to hand out different verdicts, depending on what kind of verdict is necessary for the case. A chancery court is similar to a court of equity wherein it settles matters of land, trusts, and issues regarding individuals who are mentally incapable to handle their own affairs....

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What Is a Law Firm Partner?

Litigation firms are essentially law firms that try litigation cases in a court of law on behalf of a plaintiff or defendant. Litigation refers to the legal process of bringing a lawsuit or case to try or contest in a court of law. A litigation firm is run by a group of people, each one referred...

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What Is an Implied Contract?

An implied contract involves the express behavior of a party making a promise of goods or services in exchange for goods, services, or compensation in a promise expressed in the behavior of the other party involved in the agreement. Because an implied contract is only expressed in behavior and...

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What Is an Interpleader?

There are instances when a person or entity may be in possession of some property or assets that 2 other persons or entities may claim as theirs. In order to resolve the issue as to whom the property should be given to, the person in possession of said property might initiate a legal proceeding...

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What Is an Injunctive Relief?

An injunction is also known as an injunctive relief and comes in the form of a court order for an individual or entity to desist from performing certain acts or required to do certain acts. This is considered a legal remedy in a civil court of law and may be awarded in addition to or as a substitute...

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What Is a Cause of Action?

Before an individual or party files a civil or criminal claim in a court of law, the litigant must present a cause of action, otherwise known as a justification. The cause of action is the basis of the suit filed and contains information that justifies a plaintiff’s right to demand relief from the...

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What Is an Easement Appurtenant?

An easement appurtenant is an easement held incident to ownership of some land. An easement is an interest for the purpose of using the property of another person for a stated reason. Considered as a property right at common law, an easement is still treated as a type of property in most jurisdictions....

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What Is Civil Law?

Law is a general system of rules that is applied within organizations or societies to govern the behavior amongst its members and relationships with other organizations or societies. However, law can be classified according to the issues or matters it addresses. Criminal law addresses matters...