Topic
Specific performance
76 published works
Legal Bites
Equitable Relief Denied Due to Suppression of Material Facts: Supreme Court Ruling
Equitable remedies occupy a distinctive place in civil law. Unlike statutory rights that operate automatically upon fulfilment of legal conditions, equitable relief is discretionary and guided by principles of fairness,…
Legal Bites
Will an Appeal Abate Without Legal Heirs If the Deceased’s Interest Is Represented?
Procedural law often appears deceptively technical, yet its consequences can decisively shape substantive rights. One such doctrine is the abatement of proceedings on the death of a party under Order…
Dispute Resolution Blog
Appellate Restraint And Equity In Specific Performance: Key Takeaways From Annamalai V. Vasanthi
By Aditya Mehta, Manan Shah, Deeksha Singh
Summary: This article examines the Supreme Court’s reinforcement of strict limits on second appeals and the equitable principles governing specific performance. For litigants, this clarifies that courts prioritise parties’ conduct…
ContractsProf Blog
Teaching Assistants: Krawiec & Oman on Specific Performance of Personal Service Contracts
A longer version of this blog post is forthcoming in the Iowa Law Review Online! Expect a jubilant post with a link when it goes up!Courts do not order specific…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Alberta Court of Appeal reinstates claim for specific performance in farmland purchase dispute
The court found there was a genuine issue for trial regarding the proper remedy
M & A Law Prof Blog
Be careful what you wish for
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
And then there's the Crispo amendment. Frankly, I don't understand the motivation for rushing this one through. Really, I don't think anyone has thought very hard about the implications of…
PrawfsBlawg
Specific Performance and the First Amendment
Main Wednesday, April 10, 2024Specific Performance and the First AmendmentThe Bryn Mawr Film Institute canceled a screening of The Child Within Me, a documentary about Israeli musician Yehuda Poliker, citing…
Wisconsin Trial Lawyers Blog
What Are the Potential Outcomes of a Claim for Breach of Contract?
By GRGB Lawyers
Litigation involving an alleged breach of contract can be complex. When one party fails to fulfill their obligations as outlined in a contract, this can lead to disputes, and the…
Law Times News
Ruling will further limit corporate use of specific performance in real estate disputes, says lawyer
Lack of testimony from corporate owner significantly impaired corporation's case
Melbourne Property Law Blog
How does a party to a contract of sale of real estate in Victoria prove that they are ready, willing and able to perform the contract, in order to obtain an order for specific performance?
By williamstarkmelbournepropertylaw-blogspot-com
On 15 March 2023, in Knight 34 Langdon Rd P/L and anor v Bell and others [2023] VSCA 54, the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria (Emerton P,…