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Table of Statutory Instruments |
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Court Rules |
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Table of International Instruments |
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Table of Conventions and Treaties |
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1 Introduction and Conclusion of the Contract |
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1 | (1) |
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Background to Modern Sale of Goods Legislation |
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1 | (6) |
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7 | (4) |
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Sale of Goods Act and Common Law |
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11 | (11) |
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Conclusion of the Contract |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (3) |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (2) |
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30 | (3) |
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Cancellation of the Contract and Early Termination |
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33 | (7) |
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40 | (2) |
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2 Definition and Subject Matter of the Sale of Goods Contract |
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1 | (1) |
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2 | (2) |
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Crops and Natural Produce |
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4 | (8) |
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12 | (2) |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (3) |
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Things in Action and Money |
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19 | (2) |
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21 | (2) |
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23 | (3) |
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A 'Money Consideration Called the Price' |
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26 | (5) |
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Credit Cards and Other Cards |
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31 | (5) |
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36 | (1) |
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Basic Statutory Distinctions |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (4) |
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Existing and Future Goods |
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42 | (2) |
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Specific and Unascertained Goods |
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44 | (5) |
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General and Special Property |
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49 | (5) |
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The Contract of Sale and Related Transactions Involving Goods |
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54 | (2) |
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Work and Materials Contracts |
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56 | (7) |
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Barter and Trade-in Agreements |
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63 | (2) |
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65 | (15) |
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80 | (2) |
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82 | (2) |
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3 The Passing of Property |
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1 | (1) |
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2 | (4) |
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6 | (1) |
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6 | (10) |
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Sale or Return and Sale on Approval |
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16 | (12) |
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Unascertained and Future Goods |
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28 | (1) |
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Ascertainment and Existence |
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28 | (7) |
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35 | (29) |
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Unconditional Appropriation |
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64 | (12) |
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Reserving the Right of Disposal |
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76 | (4) |
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Nature of the Seller's Reservation |
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80 | (3) |
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Non-statutory Examples of Reservation |
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83 | (1) |
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Bill of Lading and Bill of Exchange |
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84 | (1) |
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Reservation of Title Clauses |
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85 | (3) |
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88 | (2) |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (3) |
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Extended Title Reservation |
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94 | (4) |
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Insolvency and Title Reservation |
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4 Risk, Mistake, and Frustration |
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1 | (1) |
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2 | (1) |
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3 | (4) |
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7 | (7) |
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Risk and Quality Obligations |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (6) |
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22 | (6) |
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Risk and Breach of Contract |
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28 | (3) |
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Risk and Delayed Delivery |
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31 | (5) |
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Risk and Third Party Tortfeasors |
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36 | (5) |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (3) |
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46 | (2) |
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Frustration and Quality Obligations |
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48 | (2) |
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50 | (1) |
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Partial and Temporary Frustration |
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51 | (9) |
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Frustration and Unascertained Goods |
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60 | (3) |
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63 | (3) |
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Consequences of Frustration |
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66 | (3) |
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5 The Seller's Duty and Power to Transfer Title |
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1 | (1) |
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The Seller's Duty to Transfer Title |
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2 | (5) |
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Title and Failure of Consideration |
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7 | (13) |
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Limited Title Sales and Exclusion Clauses |
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20 | (6) |
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26 | (5) |
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31 | (3) |
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34 | (2) |
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36 | (6) |
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The Nemo Dat Rule and its Exceptions |
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42 | (5) |
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Sales under a Voidable Title |
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47 | (13) |
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Apparent Authority and Apparent Ownership |
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60 | (27) |
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87 | (30) |
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117 | (36) |
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153 | (18) |
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Part III of the Hire Purchase Act 1964 |
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171 | (9) |
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6 Delivery, Acceptance, and Payment |
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1 | (1) |
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The Seller's Duty to Deliver |
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2 | (1) |
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Meaning of Delivery and Acceptance |
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2 | (6) |
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Place of Delivery and Acceptance |
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8 | (5) |
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Time of Delivery and Acceptance |
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13 | (11) |
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Delivery, Acceptance, and Time of the Essence |
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24 | (15) |
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The Seller's Duty to Deliver the Agreed Quantity |
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39 | (14) |
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The Seller's Documentary Delivery Obligations |
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53 | (37) |
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90 | (4) |
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Documentary Letters of Credit |
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94 | (4) |
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98 | (4) |
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Opening Letters of Credit |
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102 | (4) |
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106 | (3) |
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Payment under Letters of Credit |
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109 | (7) |
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Concurrence of Payment and Delivery |
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116 | (4) |
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Waiver of Delivery and Payment Obligations |
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7 The Implied Terms of Description, Fitness, and Quality |
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1 | (3) |
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Correspondence with Contractual Description |
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4 | (1) |
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Description and Satisfactory Quality |
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5 | (3) |
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8 | (4) |
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12 | (6) |
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Specific and Unascertained Goods |
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18 | (3) |
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21 | (9) |
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Alignment with General Contract Law |
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30 | (3) |
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33 | (2) |
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Sale in the Course of a Business |
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35 | (6) |
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Development of Merchantable Quality |
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41 | (5) |
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Judicial Definitions of Merchantable Quality |
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46 | (11) |
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The 1973 Definition of Merchantable Quality |
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57 | (3) |
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60 | (20) |
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80 | (1) |
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81 | (2) |
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83 | (5) |
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Reasonable Fitness for Purpose |
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88 | (2) |
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Development of Fitness for Purpose |
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90 | (5) |
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Sale in the Course of a Business |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (2) |
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98 | (11) |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (4) |
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114 | (2) |
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116 | (4) |
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120 | (8) |
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128 | (2) |
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130 | (1) |
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131 | (1) |
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Negligence and the Seller |
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132 | (4) |
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Terms Implied in a Sale by Sample |
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136 | (6) |
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142 | (2) |
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Terms in Transactions Similar to Sale |
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8 Other Liabilities of the Seller and Liabilities of Third Parties |
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1 | (1) |
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Other Liabilities of the Seller |
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2 | (1) |
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Development of Express Warranty |
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3 | (6) |
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Modern Law of Express Warranty |
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9 | (7) |
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16 | (2) |
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Innocent Misrepresentation |
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18 | (29) |
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Negligent Misstatement in Tort Law |
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47 | (2) |
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Criminal and Regulatory Legislation |
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49 | (11) |
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Liabilities of Third Parties |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (2) |
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63 | (3) |
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Express Warranty and Guarantee |
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66 | (7) |
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Product Liability and Extended Warranty |
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73 | (13) |
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The Consumer Protection Act 1987 |
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86 | (11) |
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1 | (19) |
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20 | (1) |
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The Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 |
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10 Termination of the Contract for Breach |
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1 | (3) |
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Discharge: Conditions, Warranties, and Intermediate Stipulations |
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4 | (5) |
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Breach of Contract Principles Before the Codification of Sale |
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9 | (6) |
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Statutory Termination Rules before the Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994 |
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15 | (8) |
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Slight Breach and Section 15A |
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23 | (7) |
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Termination Developments in Modern Contract Law |
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30 | (14) |
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The Buyer's Rights of Examination and Rejection |
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44 | (1) |
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44 | (4) |
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48 | (6) |
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54 | (28) |
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82 | (3) |
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Termination of Instalment Contracts |
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85 | (9) |
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Rejecting Particular Instalments |
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94 | (1) |
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Additional Rights and Remedies for Consumer Buyers |
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95 | (1) |
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95 | (6) |
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101 | (6) |
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107 | (2) |
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Innocent Misrepresentation and Rescission |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (4) |
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Aligning Rescission and Rejection Rights |
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114 | (4) |
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Rejection and Documentary Sales |
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118 | (1) |
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Documentary and Physical Breach |
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119 | (8) |
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Damages and Prospective Physical Breach |
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127 | (2) |
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129 | (3) |
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132 | (7) |
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11 The Remedies of the Seller and the Buyer I |
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1 | (1) |
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The Seller's Real Remedies |
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2 | (1) |
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3 | (2) |
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5 | (3) |
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8 | (16) |
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The Right of Stoppage in Transit |
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24 | (20) |
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44 | (15) |
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Enforcing the Primary Obligations of the Parties |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (36) |
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12 The Remedies of the Seller and the Buyer II |
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1 | (1) |
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The Secondary Obligation to Pay Damages: Common Issues |
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2 | (1) |
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Expectation and Reliance Damages |
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2 | (8) |
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Agreed Damages and Penalty Clauses |
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10 | (4) |
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Rules Limiting Damages Recovery |
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14 | (15) |
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29 | (26) |
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Measuring Losses According to the Market |
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55 | (20) |
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75 | (6) |
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The Secondary Obligation to Pay Damages: Specific Problems |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (23) |
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105 | (12) |
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Breach of Warranty by the Seller |
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117 | (596) |
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713 | (44) |
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Appendix 1 Sale of Goods Act 1979 |
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715 | (20) |
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Appendix 2 Factors Act 1889 |
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735 | (4) |
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Appendix 3 Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 |
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739 | (12) |
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Appendix 4 Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 |
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751 | (6) |
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