Kenneth Reid is Professor of Scots Law at the University of Edinburgh. Professor Reid is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2000), a Fellow of the British Academy (2008), and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2005). George Gretton is Emeritus Lord President Reid Professor of Law at University of Edinburgh. From 2006 to 2011 he was a Commissioner at the Scottish Law Commission. He retired in 2016 but remains research-active.

• PrefaceGlossaryTable of StatutesTable of Order, rules and regulationsTable of CasesAbbreviations1 Historical Introduction2 The 1979 Act and its Reform3 The Land Register and the Keeper4 The Land Register: Structure and Contents5 Plans and the Cadastral Map6 Registrable Deeds7 Completing the Land Register8 Applications for Registration9 Acceptance, Rejection, Registration10 Advance Notices11 Inaccuracies and their Rectification12 The Guarantee of Title (1): Realignment of Rights13 The Guarantee of Title (2): The Keeper’s Warranty14 Liabilities of the Keeper15 Liabilities of those using the Land Registration System16 Examination of Title17 Positive Prescription and a non domino Dispositions18 Caveats19 Electronic Conveyancing20 LeasesAppendix I: Land Registration etc (Scotland) Act 2012Appendix II: Land Register Rules etc (Scotland) Regulations 2014Index