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The Postal Acceptance Rule: Should we follow in Scotland's steps? The controversial Anglo-American postal acceptance rule has been under much discussion since the subject's first well-known appearance in Adams v. Lindsell1 in 1818. It is a rule which, although necessary in some form, can, and does, vary from country to country. The rule has caused dissatisfaction to a number of different writers, such as Pollock2 and Williston3, but has also been avidly defended by others4. A number of other authors, however, have argued the valid point that, as long as a rule is specified, it is not important which one5 it is6, as both are perfectly acceptable. It cannot be argued, however, that the rule has not always been seen of as one of controversy, a trait which, in itself leads the writer to find the rule largely unsatisfactory. In the English law of contract, the rule is as follows: the postal...

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