Preface to the First Edition

AuthorJeffrey Berryman
Pages23-25
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PREFACE
to the First Edition
The path taken by Canada with respect to the development of equity
and equitable remedies has been quite different from that trod by other
Commonwealth common law jurisdictions, most notably the United
Kingdom, Australia, and New Zea land. In those countries one will f‌ind
an active scholarship on the role of equity, and in most law schools
a compulsory course can be found with the word “equity” in the
title. In Canada, however, there are few modern texts devoted to the
understanding of equity itself, although many are written on aspects
of equity’s progeny, and it is more than likely that a law student will
graduate without being exposed to any systematic study of the law of
equity or even equitable remedies. This is not to suggest that this state
of affairs is necessarily bad, but simply to record an obser vation.
This book has been written to provide a quick reference to the law
that governs the granting of equitable remedies in common law Canada,
and will form a companion to Jamie Cassels’ book on common law
remedies. It is written to assist law students in their legal studies as
well as practitioners who require immediate guidance on an area of
remedial law that is becoming increasingly important.
In the following chapters, after a brief history of equity, the law
relating to specif‌ic equit able remedies is detailed st arting with interlocu-
tory injunctions. This type of injunction is one of the most frequently
sought equitable remedies. Available practically at any time of the day,
they are the law’s paramedics — a quick response to expanding court
dockets, complex multi-party litigation, and a remedy of choice giving

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