This Review discusses three developments in equity jurisprudence drawn from significant recent decisions of the Privy Council, the House of Lords, the High Court of Australia and Supreme Court of Canada. The developments are of importance and interest in New Zealand

In this essay, I examine the role that equity historically has played in moderating the outcomes of determinate legal rules in particular cases. The advantage of traditional equity was that its role within the legal system was subordinate relatively obscure, allowing courts to affirm the...