Edinburgh Centre for Private Law
@ecprivatelaw.bsky.social
The Edinburgh Centre for Private Law (ECPL) exists to foster and develop this long tradition of private law scholarship.
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New blog entry by Professor David Fox @uoelawschool.bsky.social on 'Money as Thing and Money as Functions'
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November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
New blog entry by Professor David Fox @uoelawschool.bsky.social on 'Money as Thing and Money as Functions'
blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
Discover why Edinburgh is the ideal location to study Private Law from a comparative perspective. Register for our upcoming LLM in Comparative Private Law session on Tuesday 25 November at 11am as part of The University of Edinburgh’s Postgraduate Virtual Open Days:
edin.ac/34fJnYc
edin.ac/34fJnYc
November 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Discover why Edinburgh is the ideal location to study Private Law from a comparative perspective. Register for our upcoming LLM in Comparative Private Law session on Tuesday 25 November at 11am as part of The University of Edinburgh’s Postgraduate Virtual Open Days:
edin.ac/34fJnYc
edin.ac/34fJnYc
Just published! Second entry by Dr Grigoris Bacharis @uoelawschool.bsky.social on 'Attributing Wrongdoing Without Persons? Competition Law and the Challenge to Delict Theory: Part II'
blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
October 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Just published! Second entry by Dr Grigoris Bacharis @uoelawschool.bsky.social on 'Attributing Wrongdoing Without Persons? Competition Law and the Challenge to Delict Theory: Part II'
blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
Are you interested in studying private law from a comparative perspective? We offer one scholarship of £10,000 for applicants to the LLM Comparative Private Law starting in September 2026.
Find out more about the programme and scholarship on website: www.law.ed.ac.uk/study/master...
Find out more about the programme and scholarship on website: www.law.ed.ac.uk/study/master...
October 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Are you interested in studying private law from a comparative perspective? We offer one scholarship of £10,000 for applicants to the LLM Comparative Private Law starting in September 2026.
Find out more about the programme and scholarship on website: www.law.ed.ac.uk/study/master...
Find out more about the programme and scholarship on website: www.law.ed.ac.uk/study/master...
Join us on Wednesday 1 October at 5pm for the Dean's Lecture on 'Gifts, Fairness, Obligation and Power' delivered by Professor Michele Graziadei, University of Turin. The lecture is held in the Usha Kasera Lecture Theatre.
The abstract can be found here.
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The abstract can be found here.
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
September 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Join us on Wednesday 1 October at 5pm for the Dean's Lecture on 'Gifts, Fairness, Obligation and Power' delivered by Professor Michele Graziadei, University of Turin. The lecture is held in the Usha Kasera Lecture Theatre.
The abstract can be found here.
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
The abstract can be found here.
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
Check out our new blog entry on 'Attributing Wrongdoing Without Persons? Competition Law and the Challenge to Delict Theory: Part I' by Dr Grigoris Bacharis @uoelawschool.bsky.social
blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
September 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Check out our new blog entry on 'Attributing Wrongdoing Without Persons? Competition Law and the Challenge to Delict Theory: Part I' by Dr Grigoris Bacharis @uoelawschool.bsky.social
blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
New blog entry on the value of spending a research stay in another jurisdiction by Anna Viola Bleichenbacher, University of Basel. Anna spent a few months at @uoelawschool.bsky.social under the supervision of Professor Alexandra Braun.
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blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
August 25, 2025 at 7:41 AM
New blog entry on the value of spending a research stay in another jurisdiction by Anna Viola Bleichenbacher, University of Basel. Anna spent a few months at @uoelawschool.bsky.social under the supervision of Professor Alexandra Braun.
blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
Just published by EUP! Paperback of 'MacCormick's Scotland' edited by Professor Neil Walker with a fascinating range of contributions exploring the life and work of Sir Neil MacCormick. There is a discount of 30%!
August 21, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Just published by EUP! Paperback of 'MacCormick's Scotland' edited by Professor Neil Walker with a fascinating range of contributions exploring the life and work of Sir Neil MacCormick. There is a discount of 30%!
Just published! Read our new blog entry by Lorna Richardson @uoelawschool.bsky.social on 'Error in the Law of Contract: Shaping a Doctrine Fit for the 21st Century. blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
July 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Just published! Read our new blog entry by Lorna Richardson @uoelawschool.bsky.social on 'Error in the Law of Contract: Shaping a Doctrine Fit for the 21st Century. blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
Check out the second blog entry by Professor David Fox (University of Edinburgh) on 'Homer, Paulus, and the Evolution of Economic Exchange - Part II'
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blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
June 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Check out the second blog entry by Professor David Fox (University of Edinburgh) on 'Homer, Paulus, and the Evolution of Economic Exchange - Part II'
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Just published! New blog entry by Professor David Fox on 'Homer, Paulus, and the Evolution of Economic Exchange'.
blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
May 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Just published! New blog entry by Professor David Fox on 'Homer, Paulus, and the Evolution of Economic Exchange'.
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blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
Join us on Friday 23 May 2025 (2-6pm) for our event on 'A Digital Assets Bill for Scotland'. Details are in the link.
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May 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Join us on Friday 23 May 2025 (2-6pm) for our event on 'A Digital Assets Bill for Scotland'. Details are in the link.
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
Join us on Tuesday 29 April at 1pm for a talk by Prof Dr Simon Laimer (University of Innsbruck) on "Assignment of Claims from a Comparative Perspective: The Austrian Law and the Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act 2023"
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April 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Join us on Tuesday 29 April at 1pm for a talk by Prof Dr Simon Laimer (University of Innsbruck) on "Assignment of Claims from a Comparative Perspective: The Austrian Law and the Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act 2023"
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
On Thursday 24 April at 2:30pm Dr Susanna Macdonald-Mulvihill and @alicekrzanich.bsky.social are leading a workshop on the idea of "Labour as Property in Scots Law". Join us!
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www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
April 21, 2025 at 9:27 AM
On Thursday 24 April at 2:30pm Dr Susanna Macdonald-Mulvihill and @alicekrzanich.bsky.social are leading a workshop on the idea of "Labour as Property in Scots Law". Join us!
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
Check out our latest blog entry by Professor Katy Barnett on 'Scots Law Influencing English Law on Deposits and Debt'!
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April 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Check out our latest blog entry by Professor Katy Barnett on 'Scots Law Influencing English Law on Deposits and Debt'!
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Read our latest blog entry by Professor Reinhard Zimmermann (Max Planck Institute of Comparative and International Private Law, Hamburg) on the importance of book reviews!
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blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
March 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Read our latest blog entry by Professor Reinhard Zimmermann (Max Planck Institute of Comparative and International Private Law, Hamburg) on the importance of book reviews!
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blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
Check out the Symposium on Prof Alexandra Braun's monograph 'Claiming a Promised Inheritance: A Comparative Study' (OUP 2022) just published in the Edinburgh Law Review! Comments are by David Cabrelli, Rosy Harding, John Mee and Flora Vern.
www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3...
www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3...
March 3, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Check out the Symposium on Prof Alexandra Braun's monograph 'Claiming a Promised Inheritance: A Comparative Study' (OUP 2022) just published in the Edinburgh Law Review! Comments are by David Cabrelli, Rosy Harding, John Mee and Flora Vern.
www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3...
www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3...
Check out the new blog entry by Dr John Macleod on 'Primary Rights and Liability in Delict'.
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blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
February 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Check out the new blog entry by Dr John Macleod on 'Primary Rights and Liability in Delict'.
blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
Join us on 26 February at 5pm for a talk by Dr Joyman Lee, University of Glasgow, on "Understanding Trusts as Property in (Semi-)Civil Law
Jurisdictions: Comparisons Between Scotland and Japan"
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Jurisdictions: Comparisons Between Scotland and Japan"
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February 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Join us on 26 February at 5pm for a talk by Dr Joyman Lee, University of Glasgow, on "Understanding Trusts as Property in (Semi-)Civil Law
Jurisdictions: Comparisons Between Scotland and Japan"
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
Jurisdictions: Comparisons Between Scotland and Japan"
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
Are you interested in finding out more about our LLM in Comparative Private Law? Join Professor David Fox and some alumni on Tuesday 25 February at 5-6 pm to find out more about what it's like to study this LLM at Edinburgh Law School.
You can register here: lnkd.in/ezEhmRmS
You can register here: lnkd.in/ezEhmRmS
February 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Are you interested in finding out more about our LLM in Comparative Private Law? Join Professor David Fox and some alumni on Tuesday 25 February at 5-6 pm to find out more about what it's like to study this LLM at Edinburgh Law School.
You can register here: lnkd.in/ezEhmRmS
You can register here: lnkd.in/ezEhmRmS
Are you interested in studying private law from a comparative perspective? Come and join us at Edinburgh Law School where we have a fantastic programme!
Find out more here: www.law.ed.ac.uk/study/master...
Find out more here: www.law.ed.ac.uk/study/master...
January 14, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Are you interested in studying private law from a comparative perspective? Come and join us at Edinburgh Law School where we have a fantastic programme!
Find out more here: www.law.ed.ac.uk/study/master...
Find out more here: www.law.ed.ac.uk/study/master...
Now in paperback and with discount! Comparative Perspectives in Scottish and Norwegian Legal History, Trade and Seafaring 1200-1800 edited by Andrew R.C. Simpson and Jørn Øyrehagen Sunde and published in the Edinburgh Studies in Law Series.
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January 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Now in paperback and with discount! Comparative Perspectives in Scottish and Norwegian Legal History, Trade and Seafaring 1200-1800 edited by Andrew R.C. Simpson and Jørn Øyrehagen Sunde and published in the Edinburgh Studies in Law Series.
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-compara...
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-compara...