The Scottish common law is different from that of England and Wales because ancient differences were perpetuated by the 1707 Act of Union, under which Scotland retained her own system of law.

• 苏格兰的普通法与英格兰和威尔士的不同，因为1707年的合并法案永久保存了旧有差别，苏格兰通过这个法案保留了她的法律制度。