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Equitable Remedy

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Court-ordered action that directs parties to do or not to do something; such remedies include injunctive relief and Specific Performance. Alternatively, a non-monetary remedy, such as an Injunction or specific performance, obtained when a legal remedy such as money damages cannot adequately redress the injury.



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Aimed primarily at UK social work practitioners and volunteers, this book covers such legal topics as the regulation of health and social work providers, the equitable remedy of undue influence, mental capacity, the barring of case workers and criminal law standards for neglect, fraud and ill-treatment.
Although he could not plainly demonstrate he had a deal for the house, the Supreme Court of Canada thought he should be paid for the errands he performed at the aunt's request, an equitable remedy known as quantum meruit.
In absence of clearly drafted language in the agreement providing for specific performance, courts may hesitate to grant this equitable remedy.
 
 
 
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