The clean hands doctrine is based on the maxim of equity which states that one “who comes into equity must come with clean hands.”

12 мар. 2024 г. · 2. Meaning: It means that the plaintiff not only must be prepared to do what is right and fair but also must show that this past record in ...

MEANING: Equity demands fairness not only from the defendant but also from the plaintiff. It is therefore said that “he that hath committed an inequity, shall ...

It operates to prevent any affirmative recovery for the person with "unclean hands," no matter how unfairly the person's adversary has treated him or her.

It is often stated that one who comes into equity must come with clean hands (or alternatively, equity will not permit a party to profit by his own wrong). List of maxims · He who comes into equity...

It operates to prevent any affirmative recovery for the person with "unclean hands," no matter how unfairly the person's adversary has treated him or her.

The clean-hands doctrine is the principle that a party's own inequitable misconduct precludes recovery based on equitable claims or defenses.

an equitable defense in which the defendant argues that the plaintiff is not entitled to obtain an equitable remedy because the plaintiff is acting unethically.

This maxim means that a party who sues in equity can recover the precise thing that he or she seeks rather than monetary damages as a substitute for it. This ...