A legal remedy is the means 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. A court is a forum used by a power base to adjudicate disputes and dispense civil, labour administrative and criminal Justice under its Civil law, as opposed to Criminal law, refers to that branch of Law dealing with disputes between Individuals and/or Organizations, in which A right is a legal or moral Entitlement or Permission. Rights are of vital importance in theories of Justice and deontological ethics In Law, a sentence forms the final act of a Judge -ruled process and also the symbolic principal act connected to his function A court order (or court ruling) is an official proclamation by a Judge (or panel of judges that defines the legal relationships between the parties to a hearing In Commonwealth common law jurisdictions and related jurisdictions (e. Common law refers to law and the corresponding legal system developed through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive g. the United States), the law of remedies distinguishes between a legal remedy (e. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the g. a specific amount of monetary damages) and an equitable remedy (e. In Law, damages refers to the money paid or awarded to a Claimant (England Pursuer (Scotland or Plaintiff (US following a successful In law equitable remedies are the remedies developed and granted by the old courts of equity, such as the Court of Chancery in England and still available today g. injunctive relief or specific performance). An injunction is an Equitable remedy in the form of a Court order, whereby a party is required to do or interact with in certain ways all right or to refrain from In the law of Remedy, an order of specific performance is an order of the court which requires a party to perform a specific act usually what is stated in a contract 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. Declaratory relief is a Judge 's determination (called a " Declaratory judgment " of the parties' Rights under a Contract or a Statute In law a lawsuit is a civil action brought before a Court in which the party commencing the action the Plaintiff, seeks a legal or equitable remedy

In English and American jurisprudence, there is a legal maxim that for every right, there is a remedy. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Jurisprudence is the Theory and Philosophy of Law. Scholars of jurisprudence or legal philosophers hope to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature A Legal Maxim is an established principle or proposition The Latin term apparently a variant on maxima, is not to be found in Roman law with any meaning 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. Sir William Blackstone (originally pronounced Blexstun ( 10 July 1723 &ndash 14 February 1780) was an English Jurist and England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland " 1 William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England 23. See also Marbury v. Madison, 5 U. Marbury v Madison, is a Landmark case in United States law. It formed the basis for the exercise of Judicial review in the United States under S. (1 Cranch) 137, 162-163 (1803).

Examples of legal remedies

• Damages, which may include:
  • Compensatory damages
  • Punitive damages
  • Incidental damages
  • Liquidated damages
  • Nominal damages
• Coercive relief, such as specific performance or injunctions
• Restitution
• Account of profits

Categories of remedies

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

In Law, damages refers to the money paid or awarded to a Claimant (England Pursuer (Scotland or Plaintiff (US following a successful In Law, damages refers to the money paid or awarded to a Claimant (England Pursuer (Scotland or Plaintiff (US following a successful Punitive damages (termed exemplary damages in the United Kingdom) are Damages not awarded in order to compensate the Plaintiff, but in order Incidental Damages are a type of Legal damages, (money claimed by ordered to be paid to a person as compensation for loss or injury that are reasonably associated with or Liquidated damages (also referred to as liquidated and ascertained damages are damages whose amount the parties designate during the formation of a contract for the injured In Law, damages refers to the money paid or awarded to a Claimant (England Pursuer (Scotland or Plaintiff (US following a successful In the law of Remedy, an order of specific performance is an order of the court which requires a party to perform a specific act usually what is stated in a contract An injunction is an Equitable remedy in the form of a Court order, whereby a party is required to do or interact with in certain ways all right or to refrain from The law of restitution is the law of gains-based recovery It is to be contrasted with the law of compensation, which is the law of loss-based recovery An account of profits (sometimes referred to as an accounting for profits or simply an accounting) is a type of Equitable remedy most An adequate remedy is a Legal remedy (either court-ordered or negotiated between the litigants) which the court deems satisfactory Equity is the name given to the set of legal principles in jurisdictions following the English common law tradition which supplement strict rules of law where In law equitable remedies are the remedies developed and granted by the old courts of equity, such as the Court of Chancery in England and still available today The purpose of a provisional remedy is the preservation of the Status quo until final disposition of a matter can occur

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