SEMINAR ON COMMON LAW

& EQUITY

©Richard Obeng Mensah Esq., Business Law,

Business School, KNUST @ 2018/2019.
MEANING & ORIGIN OF COMMON LAW?
 What is Common law?
1. Broad sense...
2. Narrow sense...
3. Judicature Act (1873-1875).

 History of Common law...

-William the conqueror
-English law?
-Royal commissioners (iterant judges)/juries/Royal courts
MEANING & ORIGIN OF COMMON LAW?
 History of Common law...
-Royal courts/legal rules/legal system
-Common Law of England?

 Proceedings in common law courts...

-writs system/Chancery?
-problems at common law
-doctrine of precedent?
-development of Equity?
ORIGIN & DEVELOPMENT OF EQUITY?
 History of Equity...
-petitions to the King/Chancellor
-grounds for the petitioning...

 Common law & Equity...

-their operations?
-conflict between them?
MAXIMS OF EQUITY...
 Examples of Maxims of Equity
1. Equity will not suffer a wrong to be without a remedy? -cases..
2. Equity follows the law but not slavishly? -cases..
3. He who seeks equity must...?
4. He who comes to equity must come with...?
5. Equity..........................................an obligation
6. Delay defeats equity?

 Common law & Equity...

-their operations?
-conflict between them?
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The Structure & Jurisdiction of the

law courts in Ghana.
THANK YOU
SEE YOU LATER!