galleryman
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Can anyone please explain what declaratory relief means?
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declaratory relief
n. a judge's determination (called a "declaratory judgment") of the parties' rights under a contract or a statute often requested (prayed for) in a lawsuit over a contract. The theory is that an early resolution of legal rights will resolve some or all of the other issues in the matter.
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Taking the example - if, for example, there is no actual contract, then neither party could sue on it, or if there was a stipulated alternative procedure before Court, then a Judge ( without deciding the nuts and bolts of the case) could direct them in that direction.
It can be very helpful - e.g. if money is owed by a Company but a creditor tries to sue a director, you could seek declaratory relief on the grounds that the creditor has no cause of action against a director.
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