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unclean hands: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

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Equity

No equitable relief for a claimant tainted by misconduct

The clean hands doctrine is an equitable principle that a party seeking a discretionary remedy such as an injunction or specific performance must not themselves be guilty of misconduct connected to the matter in dispute: "he who comes to equity must come with clean hands." Samet analyses how this maxim lets a court withhold relief from a claimant whose own conduct in the transaction was improper, even where a legal right exists. The referent is a conduct-based bar on equitable relief, tying the availability of discretionary remedies to the claimant's own good faith rather than to the strength of their underlying claim.[1]

Unit
The denial of equitable relief for the claimant's related misconduct
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Assessed by whether the claimant's misconduct is unconscionable and has an immediate connection to the relief sought

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References

  1. Samet, I. (2018). On clean, soiled, and spattered hands. In Equity. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198766773.003.0004

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