Delict in Scots law is the area of law concerned with those civil wrongs which are actionable before the Scottish courts. The Scots use of the term 'delict'...

Delict (from Latin dēlictum, past participle of dēlinquere ‘to be at fault, offend’) is a term in civil and mixed law jurisdictions whose exact meaning...

litigation in relation to civil law matters in Scottish courts, primarily affecting personal injury claims arising from delict as these are exempt from prescription...

Scots law (Scottish Gaelic: Lagh na h-Alba) is the legal system of Scotland. It is a hybrid or mixed legal system containing civil law and common law...

Contract law can be contrasted with tort law (also referred to in some jurisdictions as the law of delicts), the other major area of the law of obligations...

based on Roman Law principles. Tort law is referred to as the law of delict in Scots and Roman Dutch law, and resembles tort law in common law jurisdictions...

Scots property law governs the rules relating to property found in the legal jurisdiction of Scotland. In Scots law, the term 'property' does not solely...

specifically use the term to refer to torts (e.g., Scots Law of Delict and South African law of delict). Similarly, the English version of the Civil Code...

the action of trespass. Contrary to popular belief, trespass is a delict in Scots law. In order to become a possessor of corporeal heritable property (ie:...

A disposition in Scots law is a formal deed transferring ownership of corporeal heritable property. It acts as the conveyancing stage as the second of...

Scots family law is the body of laws in Scotland which regulate certain aspects of adult relationships and the rights and obligations in respect of children...

decision in Scots delict law and English tort law by the House of Lords. It laid the foundation of the modern law of negligence in common law jurisdictions...

leading case in the development of the law of negligence and forms part of Scots delict law and English tort law. It embeds the concept of the reasonable...

MacMillan, considered the case to fall within a new category of delict (the Scots law nearest equivalent of tort). The case proceeded to the House of...

delict, the latter being wrongful and blameworthy conduct that harms a person. There is a close similarity between a breach of contract and a delict,...

inflicted", a kind of a delict (or tort), albeit with differences from tort as known in modern common law systems and the Scots Law of Delict. The most pertinent...

"insured peril" in an insurance policy. In Scots law, the equivalent term is damnum fatale, while most Common law proper legal systems use the term act of...

informed consent. The Scots law of delict similarly recognises the principle and defence of volenti non fit injuria. US tort law has a similar but more...

right. Res ipsa loquitur "The thing speaks for itself." Used in tort/delict law when there is no proof of what caused the harm, but it is most likely...

Verbal injury is a delict in Scotland. Proof of special damage In any action for verbal injury it is not necessary for the pursuer to aver or prove special...

Jean-louis. "Law of Delict in Québec". The Canadian Encyclopedia, 23 September 2016, Historica Canada. [www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/delict PDF]...

by the transport company's negligence. The doctrine exists in the Scots law of delict. The leading case is that of Scott v London & Catherine Dock Co....

related crime. In Scots law, fraud is covered under the common law and a number of statutory offences. The main fraud offences are common law fraud, uttering...

established the neighbour principle as the foundation of the modern Scots delict (English tort) of negligence. This case used a wide ratio decidendi,...

academics[according to whom?] in Scots Family Law and Scots Law of Delict. He has served as adviser to the Scottish Government in formulating family law legislation. In...

Advocate) (1995) – "Thinking About Scots Law" James Gordley (University of California, Berkeley) (1996) – "Contract and Delict" Sir Anthony Mason (Chief Justice...

Part of a series on Scots law Administration Justice and Communities Directorate of the Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Justice Judicial Appointments...

Defraud – Degree of kinship – Deliberate – Deliberation – Deliberative body – Delict – Demand – Demand note – Demesne – Demise – Democracy – Demonstrative evidence –...

Republic of South Sudan Kenneth Norrie, eminent professor of Scots Family Law and Delict Law, head of department at Warwick University and former chair...

person. In Scots law before 1812, damages were limited only to actual financial losses. After World War II, German, Spanish, and Italian law allowed for...