
Contract Law in Scotland
Bloomsbury Professional (Publisher)
4th Edition
Published on 25. August 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-1-78451-316-0 (ISBN)
Description
Contract Law in Scotland provides a comprehensive and coherent introduction to the principles of the Scots law of contract and provides the reader with a clear analysis of this difficult area of the law.
This practical text:
Illustrates the different types of contractual situations and examines the formation, performance and enforcement of contracts;
Includes examples of typical contract clauses and treats remedies in detail;
Is set in a comparative context and discusses the problems of cross-border and international contracts;
Explains the underlying principles of contract law;
Is written in a clear, well structured style and uses diagrams to illustrate complex situations.
Contract Law in Scotland is an indispensable text for all students of contract law, and is a practical reference source for legal practitioners.
This practical text:
Illustrates the different types of contractual situations and examines the formation, performance and enforcement of contracts;
Includes examples of typical contract clauses and treats remedies in detail;
Is set in a comparative context and discusses the problems of cross-border and international contracts;
Explains the underlying principles of contract law;
Is written in a clear, well structured style and uses diagrams to illustrate complex situations.
Contract Law in Scotland is an indispensable text for all students of contract law, and is a practical reference source for legal practitioners.
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78451-316-0 (9781784513160)
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Joe Thomson | Hector MacQueen
Contract Law in Scotland
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3rd Edition
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Persons
Hector MacQueen is Professor of Private Law and Deputy Head of the College of Humanities and Social Science at the University of Edinburgh and Joe Thomson is a Scottish Law Commissioner and Visiting Professor at Glasgow Caledonian University.
Content
1 Introduction
2 Creation of Voluntary Obligations: Contract, Promise and Third Party Rights
3 Contents, Effects and Performance
4 Getting Out of the Contract
5 Breach of Contract and Self-Help Remedies
6 Breach of Contract and Judicial Remedies
7 Illegal Contracts and Judicial Control of Unfair Contract Terms
2 Creation of Voluntary Obligations: Contract, Promise and Third Party Rights
3 Contents, Effects and Performance
4 Getting Out of the Contract
5 Breach of Contract and Self-Help Remedies
6 Breach of Contract and Judicial Remedies
7 Illegal Contracts and Judicial Control of Unfair Contract Terms