When studying common law and equity it is easy to assume that all you need to learn is a historical overview of the way in which first common law and then equity developed within the English legal system. To do well in an exam, however, you need to have a well-founded knowledge and understanding of the ways in which these two systems of law continue to be relevant to, and develop within, the law.
In any exam answer on the continued relevance of equity you need to cover a number of key points. The first of these is to identify the equitable remedies. These are widely used in the civil justice system, and it is essential that you can identify, define and discuss a few of them (Table 1).
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