Equity Follows the Law: Principles and Application

Follow the Law

1. Introduction

Equity has no clash with law; neither does it override the provisions of law, nor is it the enemy of law. It adopts and follows the basic rules of law. It is said that equity is not a body of jurisprudence acting contrary to law but is rather a supplement to law. It is a well-known rule that equity follows the analogies of law. Equity came not to destroy the law but to fulfill it, to supplement it, to explain it. Equity respects every word of law.

2. Meaning

Equity is

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Employment Suspension: Rights, Effects, and Classifications

Employment Suspension: Definition and Effects

Definition of suspension of employment: The temporary cessation of the justified obligation to work or pay compensation, if any or both at once, imposed by the employment contract, the contractual relationship subsisting.

Effects on the Worker

  1. As for their rights, they subsist but do not always require the payment of the agreed remuneration, either directly by the employer or who has taken upon himself risk coverage, as well as reinstatement to work when
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Key Categories of Criminal Offenses and Legal Concepts

Four Common Categories of Criminal Offense

  1. Offenses against the person
  2. Offenses against property
  3. Public-order crimes
  4. Business (or corporate) crimes

Common Legal Actions:

  • Commit a crime
  • Resolve a dispute
  • Bring a suit
  • Render a verdict
  • Sentence an offender
  • Suspend a sentence

True or False Statements

  • The case was heard before the European Court of Justice. False
  • Mr. Mohammed was sentenced to imprisonment for his crime. False
  • The defendant was not at all responsible for the audit of the company. False
  • He knew about
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Aragon’s Agricultural Subsidies Reform: Legal Analysis

Consolidated Text on Agricultural Subsidies in Aragon

In May 2009, the Comunidad Autónoma de Aragón (CAA) adopted a consolidated text of the provisions in force. This text addresses several key areas:

  • Development and agrarian reform, specifying that benefits cannot be accumulated by the same applicant.
  • Subsidies for farming activities.
  • The negative nature of administrative silence in grant procedures for all kinds of farming.

The Huesca Farmers’ Association opposes the first measure, arguing that:

  • Almost
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Private Investigator Regulations and Practices in Spain

Private Investigator Regulations in Spain

A Private Detective is a legally qualified person who performs classified research for natural or legal persons with a legitimate interest. Only individuals can be private detectives. Care must be taken to meet the requirements (TIP). It is compulsory to attend approved schools. The first ministerial decree of 1951 did not mark the origin of private detectives; although the profession was not yet regulated, it did set some limits and controls on existing

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Commercial Companies: Structure, Elements, and Characteristics

The Personality of Commercial Companies

Commercial society, the most appropriate way to organize companies, can be understood as the legal and business structure. A commercial society, like any body, has its own personality and can exercise rights and obligations. It is a legal entity, acting through one or more individuals who represent it.

The trading company has its own capacity to act through a representative, equity that is not liable for the debts of individual partners. The debts stick to the

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