Scots civil law
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Scots civil law is the branch of Scotland’s mixed legal system that governs private law matters such as contracts, property, family, and obligations between individuals and organizations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Family Law (Scotland) Acts | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of Scots law
ⓘ
civil law ⓘ legal system ⓘ |
| appliedBy |
Court of Session (in peerage matters)
ⓘ
surface form:
Court of Session
Justice of the Peace Court (in certain cases) ⓘ
surface form:
Justice of the Peace Courts (civil jurisdiction where applicable)
Sheriff courts of Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
Sheriff Courts
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
UK Supreme Court (on Scottish civil appeals)
|
| contrastsWith | Scots criminal law ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| governs |
commercial law
ⓘ
company law ⓘ consumer law ⓘ contract law ⓘ delict ⓘ employment law (civil aspects) ⓘ family law ⓘ law of obligations ⓘ obligations between individuals ⓘ obligations between individuals and organizations ⓘ obligations between organizations ⓘ private law matters ⓘ property law ⓘ reparation claims ⓘ succession law ⓘ trusts ⓘ unjustified enrichment ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
English common law
ⓘ
Roman law ⓘ Canon law ⓘ
surface form:
canon law
civil law tradition ⓘ |
| legalFamily | mixed legal system ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scots law (to a limited extent)
ⓘ
surface form:
Scots law
|
| primarySource |
Acts of the Scottish Parliament
ⓘ
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament ⓘ
surface form:
Acts of the UK Parliament
EU retained law (where applicable in Scotland) ⓘ case law ⓘ common law ⓘ custom ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Civil Evidence (Scotland) Acts
ⓘ
Scots civil law self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Family Law (Scotland) Acts
Land Registration (Scotland) Acts ⓘ Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Acts ⓘ Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Acts ⓘ Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995 ⓘ Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
good faith (bona fides)
ⓘ
obligations ex contractu ⓘ obligations ex delicto ⓘ personal rights ⓘ real rights ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Scots law
this entity surface form:
Family Law (Scotland) Acts