Contract Law in Scotland - Softcover

Hector MacQueen; Joe Thomson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1784513164 ISBN 13: 9781784513160

Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional, 2016

Synopsis

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. Contents: 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. Contract Law in Scotland is an indispensable text for all students of contract law, and is a practical reference source for legal practitioners. CONTENTS 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

About this title

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1784513164
• ISBN 13: 9781784513160
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 416