Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill: islands communities impact assessment

Footnotes

1 The Report on Review of Contract Law: Formation, Interpretation, Remedies for Breach, and Penalty Clauses, published March 2018.

2 The Discussion Paper on Interpretation of Contract. Responses were received from 16 consultees, including the Senators of the College of Justice, the Faculty of Advocates, the Law Society, University academics, solicitors, law firms, other representatives of the legal profession and the Royal Bank of Scotland.

3 The Discussion Paper on Formation of Contract. Responses were received from 19 consultees, including members of the public, an MBA student, University academics, the Senators of the College of Justice, the Faculty of Advocates, law firms and other representatives of the legal profession.

4 The Discussion Paper on Penalty Clauses. Responses were received from 14 consultees, including University academics, the Senators of the College of Justice, the Faculty of Advocates, solicitors, a barrister, law firms, other representatives of the legal profession, CCW Business Lawyers Ltd, the Competition and Markets Authority and the British Parking Association.

5 The Discussion Paper on Remedies for Breach of Contract. Responses were received from 11 consultees, including the Senators of the College of Justice, the Faculty of Advocates, the Law Society, University academics, law firms and other representatives of the legal profession.

6 The Scottish Law Commission’s draft Contract (Formation) (Scotland) Bill.

7 The DCFR is a model law which was prepared as part of an effort to promote more consistent and coherent legislation across the EU in the field of contract law.

8 A total of 9 responses were received from Hector MacQueen, Lorna Richardson, Morton Fraser MacRoberts, Dumfries and Galloway Council, the Centre for Scots Law, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and CMS. Scottish Law Commission - contract law review report: consultation - gov.scot.

9 The consultation was open for 8 weeks and Scottish Government officials arranged two seminars to discuss the proposed statutory scheme, which were attended by academics and legal practitioners. Responses were received from 12 consultees, including legal practitioners, the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers Federation, a local authority, the Scottish Law Agents’ Society, and academics.