Contract Law in Scotland

ISBN-13: 9781784513160 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 416 str.

Hector MacQueen;Professor Joe Thomson

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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