Contract Law in Scotland, 3rd edition

Joe Thomson & Hector MacQueen

The new edition of 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.

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.

Bibliographic detail

ISBN: 978 1 84766 163 0
Publication Date: Sep-12
Format: Paperback
Availability: In print
List price: £40