tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333091580028808174.post2395260002899534936..comments2023-11-30T18:56:07.931-08:00Comments on The Regency Blog of Lesley-Anne McLeod: Breach of Promise of MarriageLesley-Anne McLeodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899105096816697616noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333091580028808174.post-67495970983895516752012-01-07T09:39:14.253-08:002012-01-07T09:39:14.253-08:00Your comments on Scots law are fascinating. I am a...Your comments on Scots law are fascinating. I am aware that on many points Scottish law was/is different from English law. I steer away from the technicalities of inheritance and other legal issues in my writing as I simply don't have time to research the details as I would want to do if I was including them.<br /><br />Thank you for visiting, Marguerite! It's a pleasure to meet you!Lesley-Anne McLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14899105096816697616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333091580028808174.post-13231901666043101382012-01-05T09:53:21.884-08:002012-01-05T09:53:21.884-08:00As in most aspects of the law, Scotland went its o...As in most aspects of the law, Scotland went its own way, and only abolished breach of promise formally in 1984. This statutory abolition was required because in Scots law a promise to marry was treated as a contract, which was deemed binding with only verbal proof and (I think) no need in some cases for witnesses to the actual promise if it could be proved that the couple behaved as if they believed they had a contract. <br /><br />I'm ashamed I don't remember more detail, having studied law at Glasgow under the formidable Prof Walker who wrote all the books on the subject. Scotland also had very different rules about marriage too, until fairly recently, with cohabitation and repute being valid without a ceremony. <br /><br />Thank you for this post, it was really interesting and I'm not the only one who's got ideas going on now because of it. I came across it courtesy of a tweet. Another first!Marguerite Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886711566567879237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333091580028808174.post-44638323260925382512011-12-03T21:01:08.268-08:002011-12-03T21:01:08.268-08:00Interesting post! I hadn't given much thought ...Interesting post! I hadn't given much thought of a breach of promise obstacle, although I suppose it was relevant in Sense and Sensibility. Great thoughts for future stories!Julianne Donaldsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12006971984833280430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333091580028808174.post-88292169866239619882011-12-03T09:24:38.372-08:002011-12-03T09:24:38.372-08:00I'm sorry that the reproduction of the one cas...I'm sorry that the reproduction of the one case is hard to read, but I find it well worth the effort. It is such an interesting idea, especially nowadays when no one seems to worry about their reputation :)Lesley-Anne McLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14899105096816697616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333091580028808174.post-13690815424311634742011-12-03T04:37:25.210-08:002011-12-03T04:37:25.210-08:00Thanks so much for reminding me of this great idea...Thanks so much for reminding me of this great idea for a storyline, Lesley-Anne. I did use a damaged reputation in my last book, but not with breach of promise. I'm bookmarking this post for future reference.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12299643638346680038noreply@blogger.com