Equity will not suffer a wrong without a remedy
Where a right was recognised but the common-law courts gave no remedy, courts of equity stepped in with their own remedies. The trust is the best example.
Example
A trustee takes trust property for his own use. The common law gives the beneficiary no remedy, but equity makes the trustee answerable.
Statutory link
Indian Trusts Act, 1882 and the Specific Relief Act, 1963 provide the remedies in India.
Exam tip
Asked among the maxims of equity with one example each.
Memory trick
No wrong goes unanswered.
Key takeaway
Equity supplies a remedy where the common law gives none.
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