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Judicial remedies

Legal remedies (Damages)

Compensatory damages Punitive damages Incidental damages Consequential damages Liquidated damages Reliance damages Nominal damages Statutory damages Treble damages Legal costs

Equitable remedies

Specific performance Account of profits Constructive trust Injunction · Restitution Rescission · Rectification Tracing · Declaratory relief

Related issues

Adequate remedy Election of remedies Provisional remedy

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A legal remedy (also judicial relief) is the means with which a court of law, usually in the exercise of civil law jurisdiction, enforces a right, imposes a penalty, or makes some other court order to impose its will. In Commonwealth common law jurisdictions and related jurisdictions (e.g. the United States), the law of remedies distinguishes between a legal remedy (e.g. a specific amount of monetary damages) and an equitable remedy (e.g. injunctive relief or specific performance). Another type of remedy is declaratory relief, where a court determines the rights of the parties to an action without awarding damages or ordering equitable relief.

In English and American jurisprudence, there is a legal maxim that for every right, there is a remedy. That is, lawmakers claim to provide appropriate remedies to protect rights. This legal maxim was first enunciated by William Blackstone: "It is a settled and invariable principle in the laws of England, that every right when with-held must have a remedy, and every injury it’s [sic] proper redress." ^[1][2]

Contents 1 References 2 See also 3 Examples of legal remedies 4 Categories of remedies

[edit] References

1. ^ 1 William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England 23
2. ^ See also Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137, 162-163 (1803).

[edit] See also

• Justice delayed is justice denied

[edit] Examples of legal remedies

• Damages, which may include:
  • Compensatory damages
  • Punitive damages
  • Incidental damages
  • Liquidated damages
  • Nominal damages
• Coercive relief
  • Specific performance
  • Injunctions
  • Restitution
  • Account of profits

[edit] Categories of remedies

• Adequate remedy
• Civil remedy
• Cumulative remedy
• Election of remedies
• Equity
• Equitable remedy
• Extraordinary remedy
• Joinder of remedies
• Provisional remedy
• Remedy over

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