The second Obligations North Discussion Group will be held on the 1st of October, 12:30-16:30, at the aptly named Lord Hope Building in the City Centre of Glasgow.
The event will involve three papers, one to be delivered by a distinguished chair of English law, another to be delivered by a distinguished chair of Scots law (and former Scottish Law Commissioner) with a third delivered by the event's organiser.
Details of the forthcoming presentations can be found below: the event promises to be an excellent forum for discussion and thought!
The full agenda is below:
12:30-13:25: Welcome and lunch
13:25-13:30: Official word of welcome
13:30-14:15:
A Question for Codifiers: What Is Living and What Is Dead in the Doctrine of Consideration?
Professor David Campbell (University of Lancaster)
14:15-14:30: Coffee break
14:30-15:15:
Engaging with Engagement: Distinguishing ‘Promise’ and ‘Contract’ as Species of ‘Voluntary Obligation’
Dr. Jonathan Brown (University of Strathclyde)
15:15-15:30: Coffee break
15:30 – 16:30:
A UK Contract Code: The Law Commissions' Project 1965-1973
Professor Hector MacQueen (University of Edinburgh)
16:30: Closing Remarks
