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On partnerships, promises and succession.

Brown, Jonathan

Authors

Jonathan Brown



Abstract

This article questions Lord Hodge's suggestion in Sim v Howat (OH) that unilateral promise is the legal basis for the "transmission presumption" whereby a new partnership assumes the debts of the old, and proposes instead an approach based on the law of succession.

Citation

BROWN, J. 2023. On partnerships, promises and succession. Juridical review [online], 2023(3/4), pages 121-138. Available from: https://uk.westlaw.com

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 15, 2023
Online Publication Date Dec 15, 2023
Publication Date Dec 31, 2023
Deposit Date Dec 15, 2023
Publicly Available Date Dec 16, 2024
Journal Juridical review
Print ISSN 0022-6785
Publisher Sweet and Maxwell
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 2023
Issue 3/4
Pages 121-138
Item Discussed Sim v Howat [2011] CSOH 115; 2011 G.W.D. 24-550; [2011] 7 WLUK 99 (OH)
Keywords Assumption of responsibility; Implied promises; Legal personality; Partners' liabilities; Partnerships; Presumptions; Scotland; Succession
Public URL https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2174495
Publisher URL https://uk.westlaw.com

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