In our civil legal system, the remedies available are of two different types: (i) remedies at law; and (ii) equitable remedies. Remedies at law are money damages awarded as compensation for harm suffered and equitable relief is available under certain circumstances, with courts doing that which ought to the done.

Courts have the power to grant monetary relief to parties based on the evidence presented. These judgments require one party to pay money to the other as compensation for the harm suffered as determined from the evidence.

Courts also have the power to prohibit parties from taking certain actions or to require them to do certain things. Judgments for injunctive relief are judgments by the court that generally prohibit the doing of something by one of the parties. Judgments for declaratory or other relief represent the court's determination of certain matters based on the evidence presented to it.