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MacQueen and Thomson on Contract Law in Scotland 6th ed isbn 9781526528940

MacQueen and Thomson on Contract Law in Scotland 5th ed


ISBN13: 9781526513830
New Edition ISBN: 9781526528940
Previous Edition ISBN: 9781784513160
Published: August 2020
Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional
Country of Publication: Scotland
Format: Paperback
Price: Out of print






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Provides a comprehensive 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

The fifth edition covers key Supreme Court cases including Cavendish Square Holding BV v Tala El Makdessi and ParkingEye Limited v Beavis regarding penalty clauses. It also includes a new chapter on capacity to make a contract i.e. 'Who can make a Contract?'

Subjects:
Scots Law
Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Capacity to make a Contract
3. Creation of Voluntary Obligations: Contract, Promise and Third Party Rights
4. Contents, Effects and Performance
5. Getting Out of the Contract
6. Breach of Contract and Self-Help Remedies
7. Breach of Contract and Judicial Remedies
8. Illegal Contracts and Judicial Control of Unfair Contract Terms