Something is conceded, which otherwise would not be conceded, lest an injury should remain unpunished.

Explanation

The law will stretch its ordinary rules to ensure that no wrong goes without remedy — procedural or technical barriers yield when their enforcement would leave an injury entirely unredressed.

Where this applies

• The normal rules don't provide a remedy for this specific wrong — the court should bend the rules.
• A procedural technicality would let a clear wrong go unpunished — the court should find a way around it.