Two elements have to be taken into consideration to determine the grant of mandatory injunction, these are: (a) What acts are necessary in order to prevent a breach of the obligation; and, (b) The requisite acts must be such as the Court is capable of enforcing.
To seek a permanent injunction, the plaintiff must pass the four-step test: (1) that the plaintiff has suffered an irreparable injury; (2) that remedies available at law, such as monetary damages, are inadequate to compensate for the injury; (3) that the remedy in equity is warranted upon consideration of the balance ...
An injunction is a court order requiring a person to do or cease doing a specific action. There are three types of injunctions: Permanent injunctions, Temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions.
Injunctions may be granted to restrain a wide range of acts: a breach of contract, such as a contract against engaging in a competing business; the commission of a tort (e.g., a nuisance); an injury to property (e.g., the of a wall on the plaintiff's land); wrongful expulsion (e.g., from a club or a trade ...
Mandatory Injunction: Considered as the most rigorous of all injunctions, a mandatory injunction directs the defendant to perform an act. For example, if a court orders the removal of a building or structure due to misplaced construction, then it fits the description of a mandatory injunction.
In the case of a hearing, the applicant will present their arguments to a judge. If the judge is persuaded to make an order, they will grant an interim injunction and list a 'return hearing'. At the return hearing, the court will listen to the arguments of both parties and decide whether to make a 'final injunction'.
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7 (2008), is applicable to all other litigants seeking preliminary injunctions, and requires that a party seeking a preliminary injunction must establish: (1) it is likely to succeed on the merits, (2) it is likely to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of ...
A prohibitory injunction, meanwhile, is an injunction of the court that prohibits or prevents a party from doing something specific. For example, this could be to prevent a breach of contract, or to prevent a party from dissipating their assets.
For example, in addition to making a financial judgment against a defendant, a court might issue a permanent injunction ordering that the defendant does not participate in a certain activity or business.