Equity and Law

List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Table of cases; Table of legislation; List of abbreviations; 1. Fusion and theories of equity in common law systems P. G. Turner; Part I. Jurisdictions and Their Institutions: 2. Equity: notes on the American reception Samuel L. Bray; 3. The union of law and equity: the United States, 1800–1938 Kellen Funk; 4. What did the makers of the judicature acts understand by 'fusion'? Michael Lobban; 5. At the crossroads of fusion: British North America/Canada, 1750–2000 Philip Girard; 6. Fusion – fission – fusion: pre-judicature equity jurisdiction in New South Wales, 1824–1972 Mark Leeming; 7. Fusion without fission: equity and the judicature acts in colonial Victoria James Mccomish; 8. Are equity and law in Scotland fused, separate or intertwined? Daniel J. Carr; Part II. Fusion and Fission in Doctrine and Practice: 9. Equity and the common counts: the development of the action for money had and received Ben Kremer; 10. Mistake and unfairness in contract law Stephen Waddams; 11. Lex Sequitur Equitatem: fusion and the penalty doctrine P. G. Turner; 12. Rediscovering the equitable origins of discovery: the 'blending' of law and equity prior to fusion Patricia I. Mcmahon; Part III. Functional, Analytical and Theoretical Views: 13. Wrongful fusion: equity and tort John C. P. Goldberg and Henry E. Smith; 14. Avoiding anarchy? Common law vs. equity and Maitland vs. Hohfeld Ben Mcfarlane; 15. Equity and the modern mind Emily Sherwin; 16. An argument for limited fission Matthew Harding; Conclusion; 17. 'Single nature's double name': the unity of law and equity? Dennis Klinck; Index.