Editing Equity (law) (section)

=== Australia ===

Equity remains a cornerstone of Australian private law. A string of cases in the 1980s saw the [[High Court of Australia]] re-affirm the continuing vitality of traditional equitable doctrines.<ref>See, e.g., {{cite AustLII | litigants=Muschinski v Dodds|HCA|78|1985|parallelcite=160 CLR 583}}.</ref> In 2009 the High Court affirmed the importance of equity and dismissed the suggestion that [[unjust enrichment]] has explanatory power in relation to traditional equitable doctrines such as [[subrogation]].<ref>{{cite AustLII | litigants=Bofinger v Kingsway |HCA|44|2009}}.</ref>

The state of [[New South Wales]] is particularly well known for the strength of its Equity jurisprudence. However, it was only in 1972 with the introduction of reform to the Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) that empowered both the Equity and Common Law Division of the Supreme Court of NSW to grant relief in either equity or common law.<ref>{{cite Legislation AU |NSW|act|sca1970183|Supreme Court Act 1970|44}}</ref> In 1972 NSW also adopted one of the essential sections of the Judicature reforms, which emphasised that where there was a conflict between the common law and equity, equity would always prevail.<ref>{{cite Legislation AU |NSW|act|lraea1972263|Law Reform (Law and Equity) Act 1972|5}}</ref> Nevertheless, in 1975 three alumni of [[Sydney Law School]] and judges of the NSW Supreme Court, [[Roddy Meagher]], [[William Gummow]]  and John Lehane produced ''[[Equity: Doctrines and Remedies|Equity: Doctrines & Remedies]]''. It remains one of the most highly regarded practitioner texts in Australia and England.<ref>{{cite BAILII | litigants=Cukurova Finance International Ltd v Alfa Telecom Turkey Ltd | court=UKPC | num=20 | year=2013 | para=20}}</ref><ref>{{cite AustLII | litigants=Harris v Digital Pulse Pty Ltd |NSWCA|10|2003| parallelcite=56 NSWLR 298 | para=15}}</ref> The work is now in its 5th edition and edited by [[Dyson Heydon]], former Justice of the High Court, Justice [[Mark Leeming]] of the [[New South Wales Court of Appeal]], and Dr Peter Turner of [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]].<ref name="MGL"/>