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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' is consistent with the jurisdiction's connection with Civilian jurisprudence; Scots private law has a 'mixed' character, blending together elements borrowed from Civil law and Common law, as well as indigenous Scottish developments.
The law of delict in civil law countries is usually a general statute passed by the legislature whereas tort law in common law countries arises from case law. In addition, a delict is defined abstractly in terms of infringement of rights whereas in common law , there are many specific types of torts (English terminology).
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The United Kingdom, judicially, consists of three jurisdictions: England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. [4] There are important differences among Scots law, English law and Northern Irish law in areas such as property law, criminal law, trust law, [8] inheritance law, evidence law and family law while there are greater similarities in areas of UK-wide interest such as commercial ...
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 damage if the words on which the action is founded are calculated to cause pecuniary damage to the pursuer.
Hughes v Lord Advocate [1963] UKHL 31 is an important Scottish delict case decided by the House of Lords on causation.The case is also influential in negligence in the English law of tort (even though English law does not recognise "allurement" per se).
The Commission exists to keep Scots law under review and recommend reform as needed. The commission's scope encompasses devolved and reserved matters, as defined by the Scotland Act 1998 and as such has a duty for laws that are the responsibility of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as well as those that are the responsibility of the Scottish Parliament.
Delict (Scots law) South African law of delict; Stovin v Wise; T. Titchener v British Rlys Board; V. Verbal injury; Volenti non fit injuria This page was last ...