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Legislating for the Insolvency Impact of the Coronavirus Crisis

This is the third in a blog post series being produced under the auspices of the Centre for Commercial Law in response to the coronavirus crisis.

Introduction

The economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis is becoming more apparent with each passing day. The forecasts and analyses range from gloomy to apocalyptic: research indicates that…

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COVID-19 and the Frustration of Leases on Grounds of Illegality

[This blog is an extract of a much fuller article on Frustration available online from the University of Aberdeen  Centre for Scots Law]

 

Contract Law and Frustration

Certainty of performance is at the heart of contract law, as Lord Hope remarked

 “…the maxim pacta sunt servanda [‘agreements must be…

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On the Legal Landscape for Genome Editing in Agriculture: An Interview with Daniele Manzella

Following his thought-provoking talk delivered at the University of Aberdeen on 4 February 2020, Daniele Manzella, an international development lawyer, currently serving the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, provides personal insights into the intersections of law and genome editing in agriculture. Daniele has advised several developing countries…

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A Brief History of Women in the Law School

On International Women’s Day, we look back at some of the most significant achievements of females throughout the history of our School of Law, and the changing landscape over the decades.

 

Early Graduates of our School 

Elizabeth Barnett was the first female graduate of the School who went on…

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The Scottish Tenement; Past, Present and Future

Professor Ken Reid notes in his Property (Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia vol. 18) at para 277 that ‘[t]enements or 'lands' were in widespread use in Scotland as early as the sixteenth century. But despite this long history they are little discussed by juristic writers before Hume and Bell and there are…

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Anent Daies & Monthis &c.: Minimum Notice Period Agreements in the New Private Residential Tenancy

Dr Douglas Bain and Mitch Skilling here unpick an interesting tenants’ notice clause in a Private Residential Tenancy (PRT) under the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 and reach some broader conclusions.

In any university town, students will make up a large part of the private rented sector’s consumer pool.…

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Jury Research - A Game of Smoke and Mirrors?

An experienced risk consultant once told me that reporting on uncertain statistical analysis could end up being 'a game of smoke and mirrors'. During another project, a highly qualified computer science researcher advised me to always do 'a pencil and paper exercise' on expected inputs and outputs before embarking upon…

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