This ppt is intended for a TORT LAW lesson, at the UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CUYO, Seminario de Inglés Jurídico

1. 2ND ppt
LECCION DE 24 JUNE 2016
UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CUYO
EQUIPO DE TRABAJO EN INGLES JURIDICO
LIC. MAURICIO MUÑOZ LUNA
DRA ADELA PEREZ DEL VISO

2. FRIDAY 24 JUNE
UNIVERSIDAD C.
DE CUYO

3. COMPENSATION
DAMAGES
INJUNCTION
FOUR TERMS WHICH MIGHT BE
CONFUSING FOR YOU…
THEY ARE NOT
SYNONYMS

4. MONETARY
COMPENSATION
DAMAGES
INJUNCTION
SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE

5. 
 Damages are an award, typically of money, to be
paid to a person as compensation for loss or injury.
 At common law, damages are categorized
into compensatory (or actual) damages, and
punitive damages.
 Ex: If you are injured in an accident, the court gives
you money; if you are damaged because of a breach
of contract, the court gives you money. (Tort
remedies / contract remedies)
MONETARY COMPENSATION or DAMAGES

6. 
 It is an equitable remedy in the form of a Court
order, that compels a party to do or refrain from doing
specific acts.
 A party that fails to comply with an injunction faces
criminal or civil penalties, including possible monetary
sanctions and even imprisonment. They can also be
charged with contempt of court. (a crime)
 Example: your neighbors play loud music every single
night and you want them to stop; you seek for and
injunction, which is a court order to stop doing that.
INJUNCTION

7.  S.P. is an order of a court which requires a party to perform
a specific act, usually what is stated in a contract.
 It is an alternative to awarding damages. It is classed as an
equitable remedy or injunctive relief concerning
confidential information or real property.
 While specific performance can be in the form of any type of
forced action, it is usually used to complete a previously
established transaction. It tends to protect the innocent party
to a contract.
 It is usually the opposite of a prohibitory injunction but
there are mandatory injunctions which have a similar effect
to specific performance.
 Example: a contract with an artist to deliver a piece of art.
The artist fails to comply with his obligation; the judge
orders specific performance, that is to say, to actually
deliver the artwork.
SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE

8. 
LISTENING ACTIVITY

9. 
SOURCES
**Catherine Mason: The Lawyer´s English Language
Coursebook. 2nd Edition.
**Amy Krois- Lindner and Translegal: International
Legal English 2nd. Edition (Cambridge U.P)
**http://www.dummies.com/how-
to/content/remedies-for-violations-of-property-
rights.html
**https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_performance
**http://study.com/academy/lesson/specific-
performance-and-injunctions-remedies-for-breach-of-
contract.html

10. Lic Mauricio Muñoz Luna
Dra. Adela Pérez del Viso
E.T.I.J. Equipo de Trabajo en Inglés Juridico
San luis, Argentina, Junio 2016.