court of equity ( plural courts of equity ) ( archaic) A court empowered to provide only equitable relief, but not to make rulings on questions of law, nor to award monetary damages.

In common law countries equity is based on a judiciary assessment of fairness. It is what is often what is considered fair and right under natural law. It is used when the laws themselves do not address an issue or are inadequate in some way.

Jahrhunderts hatte sich ein Nebeneinander der Common Law-Gerichte und der Courts of Equity herausgebildet. Mit einer Prozess- und Gerichtsreform in den Jahren 1873 und 1875 [8] wurden die Common Law-Gerichte und der Court of Chancery zu einzelnen Kammern eines neuen High Court of Justice zusammengelegt, die seitdem die Grundsätze des Common Law und der …

La Court of Chancery (in italiano "Corte di Cancelleria") era un tribunale che giudicava le controversie in base al principio di equity (equità) e che apparteneva al …

18/05/2009 · It was very interesting because the courts of equity were called Chancery courts. When a divorce or custody case was filed the clerk would reach into a bin and draw out a cube labeled chancery or circuit. Traditionally courts of equity provide remedies related to performance of an obligation as opposed to compensatory remedies like money.

衡平法（英語： equity ），在英美法系中，是指历史上英美法系的司法系统针对英美法的不足，而发展出的一系列法律原则。 也譯作公義、平衡法 [1] :74 。