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Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill: some funding opportunities
The Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill was recently introduced to the Scottish Parliament. The reforms were proposed by the Scottish Law Commission in December 2017 and the author and Dr Andrew Steven, the Scottish Law Commissioner responsible for the Commission’s report, outlined the proposed new regime in the February 2018 edition of this journal (2018) 2 JIBFL 71. It is not proposed to repeat that analysis, but instead to discuss in a little more detail some of the opportunities which arise from the Bill.
1 JUN 2022Moveable transactions: Scotland v England: Round 1 – assigning receivables
Scottish moveable transactions law is currently outdated and much less useful in practice than the law in England and Wales. The Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act 2023 (2023 Act) will bring Scots law up to date when it comes into force and will arguably move it ahead of the law south of the border. This article tests whether or not that is the case when assigning receivables.
1 OCT 2023Moveable transactions: Scotland v England: Round 2 – taking security over chattels
Scottish moveable transactions law is currently outdated and much less useful in practice than the law in England and Wales. The Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act 2023 will bring Scots law up to date when it comes into force and will arguably move it ahead of the law south of the border. This article tests whether or not that is the case when taking security over chattels.
1 NOV 2023
