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Third party rights: what now?

The Society’s Property Law Committee has been considering how the Contract (Third Party Rights) (Scotland) Act 2017 will affect the property sector
19th March 2018

Third party rights: what now?

The Contract (Third Party Rights) (Scotland) Act 2017 came into force on 26 February 2018. The Society’s Property Law Committee has been considering how this will affect the property sector.

The new statutory framework replaces the common law doctrine of jus quaesitum tertio and will apply to all contracts entered on or after 26 February 2018. The Act does not have retrospective effect and therefore will not affect existing contracts.

There are specific conditions that have to be met for a third party right to be created under the Act. However, the view of the committee is that where the intention of the parties is specifically to exclude third party rights, it would be prudent to add a clause to that effect to all contractual documents. For example, “the Missives do not create any rights in favour of third parties under the Contract (Third Party Rights) (Scotland) Act 2017 to enforce or otherwise invoke any provision of the Missives”.

The Property Standardisation Group is currently updating its suite of styles to reflect this legislative change. This will also be considered for inclusion in any update to the Standard Conditions.

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