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View article: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CONTRACT LAW
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CONTRACT LAW Open
Farmers make many different types of contracts each year.A contract is made when they hire someone to haul their hay.When they buy fertilizer on credit, or when they purchase a new tractor.Many farmers' day-to-day transactions are so commo…
View article: Fraud or Error: A Thought Experiment?
Fraud or Error: A Thought Experiment? Open
This article examines some anomalies in the way in which Scots law classifies cases involving fraud and those where induced is preferred. Scots law has been unable to make a conscious structural choice in this regard. was in a muddle in t…
View article: Symposium: Reforming Intestate Succession Law
Symposium: Reforming Intestate Succession Law Open
Intestate succession law affects a considerable portion of society, and has serious implications for how wealth is distributed on death, including for questions of wealth equality. Yet, or perhaps precisely because of its importance, it is…
View article: Land reform, inheritance rights and unintended consequences
Land reform, inheritance rights and unintended consequences Open
The Scottish government is currently consulting on a radical programme of reform of succession law. The reforms have been adopted as part of the government’s land reform strategy, aiming to make Scotland fairer and to treat children equall…