Walker, David (Maxwell)
WALKER, David (Maxwell)
WALKER, David (Maxwell). British, b. 1920. Genres: Law, History. Career: Sr. Research Fellow, University of Glasgow, 1990- (Professor of Jurisprudence, 1954-58; Regius Professor of Law, 1958-90). Director, Scottish Univs. Law Institute, 1974-80. Publications: Law of Damages in Scotland, 1955; The Scottish Legal System, 1959, 8th ed., 2001; Law of Delict in Scotland, 1966, 2nd ed., 1981; Scottish Courts and Tribunals, 1969, 5th ed., 1985; Principles of Scottish Private Law, 1970, 4th ed., 4 vols., 1988-89; Law of Prescription in Scotland, 1973, 5th ed., 1996; Law of Civil Remedies in Scotland, 1974; Law of Contracts in Scotland, 1979, 3rd ed., 1994; The Oxford Companion to Law, 1980; The Scottish Jurists, 1985; Legal History of Scotland, 6 vols. 1988-2001. EDITOR: Faculty Digest of Decisions 1940-50, 1953; Topham and Ivamy's Company Law, Scottish Part, 12th-16th eds., 1955-78; Stair's Institutions, 6th ed., 1981; Stair Tercentenary Studies, 1981. Address: School of Law, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland.