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Launching a major new research project examining the principles of succession law in comparative perspective, this book discusses the formalities which the law imposes in order for a person to make a testamentary disposal of property. Among the questions considered are the following. How are wills made? What precisely are the rules - as to the signature of the testator, the use of witnesses, the need for a notary public or lawyer, and so on? Is there is a choice of will-type and, if so, which type is used most often and what are the advantages and disadvantages of each? How common is will-making or do most people die intestate? What happens if formalities are not observed? How can requiremen...
In European legal systems, a variety of approaches to trust and relationships of trust meet the universal professionalisation of asset management services. This book explores that interface in order to seek a better understanding of the legal regulation of the entrustment of wealth. Within the methodology of the Common Core of European Private Law, the book sets out cases on the establishment and termination of management relationships, obligations of loyalty and of professionalism, and the choice of law. More specialized cases address collective investment, collective secured lending, pension funds, and securitisation. Reports on these cases from fifteen jurisdictions of the European Union tackle fundamental problems of trust law and show which legal techniques are deployed to solve them across Europe. In addition to a much-needed comparative treatment of the subject, the book discusses the scholarly setting for the issues and gives guidance on the terminology in the evolving European scene.
Presents an account of the legal issues relevant to Scottish psychiatric practice, explaining how the Scottish legal system deals with mental health issues, and outlines psychiatric care systems. Meant for those involved with mental health and the law in Scotland, this title provides analysis of the Mental Health legislation
Published in the centenary year of Scots Law Times - an index covering all Scots Law Times in the 30 years up to 1990, was supplemented by the annual index published for the succeeding years.Editor Robert Hunter has compiled a quite indispensable reference book for every subscriber to Scots Law Times; it will speed up the consultation process to the benefit of every interested practitioner, librarian, student.Annual cumulative updates of the Scots Law Times Index are published to cement the utility of this essential publication.
This is a practical book for all those who hold a professional interest in the law. It includes coverage of the profile of Scotland's prison population; form and content of the law regulating imprisonment; and allocation procedures, sentence calculation and discipline in prisons
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