Benjamin's Sale of Goods, 8th Edition (1st Supplement only)

The Benjamin's Sales of Goods 1st Supplement to the 8th Edition includes the addition of many new cases, including the following:

• Société Générale SA v Saad Trading [2011] EWHC 2424 (Comm) (presentation of documents by a beneficiary and forwarding of documents by a bank)
• Fortis Bank SA/NV v Indian Overseas Bank (Nos 1 & 2), [New footnote: [2011] EWCA Civ 58 (refusal of documents)
• Pammer v Reederei Karl Schlüter GmbH & Co KG [2011] 2 All E.R. (Comm.) 888 (the Judgments Regulation and internet activity)
• Electrosteel Europe SA v Edil Centro SpA [2011] I.L.Pr. 28 (the Judgments Regulation and place of delivery)
• Air Transworld Ltd v Bombardier Inc [2012] EWHC 243 (Comm) (international supply contracts and the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977)
• Kingspan Environmental Ltd & Ors v Borealis A/S & Ors [2012] EWHC 1147 (Comm) (evasive choice of law and the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977)
• Giedo van der Garde BV and another v Force India Formula One Team [2010] EWHC 2373 (QB) (recovery of money on a failure of consideration)
• Choil Trading SA v Sahara Energy Resources Ltd [2010] EWHC 374 (Comm) (hedging transactions and the cost ofmitigation)
• Samarenkov Dawn Hill House Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 1445 (timely performance and making time of the essence)
• KG Bominflot Bunkergesellschaft fur Mineraloele mbH & Co AG v Petroplus Marketing AG (The Mercini Lady) [2010] EWCA Civ 1145 (transit, quality and risk)
• Wincanton Group Ltd v Garbe Logistics UK 1 SARL [2011] EWHC 905 (Ch) (passing of property)
• GHSP Inc v AB Electronic Ltd [2011] 1 Lloyd’s Rep. 432 (battle of forms)
• Springwell Navigation Corp. v. J.P. Morgan Chase Bank [2010] EWCA 1221 (entire agreement clauses)
• Gebr. Weber GmbH v Wittmer [2011] 3 C.M.L.R.27 (cost of replacing consumer goods and Sale of Goods Act Part 5A remedies)
• Carewins Development (China) Ltd v Bright Fortune Shipping Ltd [2009] 1 HKLRD 429 (production of straight bills oflading)
• The Dolphina [2011] SGHC 273; [2012] 1 Lloyd’s Rep. 304 (spent bills of lading)
• A P Moeller-Maersk A/S  v Sonaec Villas Cen Sad Fadoul [2010] EWHC 355 (Comm) (Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992)
• Glencore Energy (UK) Ltd v Sonol Israel Ltd (The Team Anmaj)  [2011] EWHC 2756 (Comm) (demurrage provisions insale contracts)
• Thai Marparn Trading Co Ltd v Louis Dreyfus Commodities Asia Pte Ltd [2011] EWHC 2494 (Comm) (notice ofexpected readiness to load and shipment periods)
• Sylvia Shipping Co Ltd v Progress Bulk Carriers Ltd (The Sylvia) [2010] EWHC 542 (Comm) (damages and assumption of responsibility)
• ENE Kos v Petroleo Brasileiro SA (The Kos) [2012] UKSC 17 (non-contractual bailment)

In addition, note should also be taken of the Directive 2011/83/EU on consumer rights, as well as a number of other directives and secondary UK legislation in consumer law. The European Commission has also issued a Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Common European Sales Law (COM(2011) 635 final). This Proposal for an elective law in consumer and small business sales and related transactions is briefly noted. Finally, there has been some expansion of the chapters on documentary letters of credit and related instruments.