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Continuing mandamus, structural interdict, or structural injunction is a relief given by a court of law through a series of ongoing orders over a long period of time, directing an authority to do its duty or fulfill an obligation in general public interest, as and when a need arises over the duration a case lies with the court, with the court choosing not to dispose the case off in finality.
Injunctions in English law are a legal remedy of three types. Prohibitory injunctions prevent an individual or group from beginning or continuing actions which threaten or breach the legal rights of another. Mandatory injunctions are rarer and compel a person to carry out a certain act such as make restitution to an injured party.
Injunction, a prohibitory writ restraing a person from doing a thing which appears to be against equity and good conscience. 3 Bac Abr 172. [ 14 ] Writ of inquiry , a judicial writ to the sheriff upon a judgment by default, commanding him to summon a jury to inquire what damages plaintiff has sustained.
In England and Wales, injunctions whose existence and details may not be legally reported, in addition to facts or allegations which may not be disclosed, have been issued; they have been informally dubbed "super-injunctions". [26] [27] An example was the super-injunction raised in September 2009 by Carter-Ruck solicitors on behalf of oil ...
A. Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict Pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. No. 227.1(a)(2) 8. In ruling on a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, the evidence must be considered in the light most favorable to the verdict winner. Moure v. Raeuchle, 604 A.2d 1003, 1007 (Pa. 1992) (citing Broxie v. Household Fin. Co., 372 A.2d 741, 745 (Pa. 1977));
On Aug. 17, rules surrounding real estate commissions are set to change thanks to a legal settlement between the National Assn. of Realtors and home sellers. Proponents hope the new rules will ...
A "writ of prohibition", in the United States, is a court order rendered by a higher court to a judge presiding over a suit in an inferior court. The writ of prohibition mandates the inferior court to cease any action over the case because it may not fall within that inferior court's jurisdiction.
On September 5, 2019, Attorney General William Barr authored an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal entitled 'End Nationwide Injunctions.' [51] He criticized the effect of nationwide injunctions on legislative and judicial deliberations, and on the limited power Article III grants to judges—especially the solo district court judges who typically ...