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Evaluate the development of the covenant in equity. To what extent has this concept become useful in modern society?
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Evaluate the development of the covenant in equity. To what extent has this concept become useful in modern society? The word 'equity' means 'fairness' or 'balance' in its wider sense, but its legal meaning is the rules developed to mitigate the severity of the common law. The common law was decided through a writ system, halted by the 1258 Provisions of Oxford, which prevented any new writs from being created. This rendered common law ineffective and archaic. It could be said that equity took advantage of this rigid system, taking on the role previously performed by the common law, creating new writs with its new flexibility. In contrast to the common law, which is supposed to have existed from time immemorial1 and is subject to statutory amendment, Equity is comprised of principles laid down by the Kings Chancellors and those who have exercised that jurisdiction since.2 "...it must not be forgotten that the...
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