Business / Commercial Law

Benjamin's Sale of Goods, 8th Edition (Mainwork + 2nd Supplement)

By Michael G Bridge
Sweet & Maxwell U.K. August 2013

Specifications

ISBN-13
9780414022928
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
Publication
August 2013
Format
Hardback + Paperback , 2880 pages
Jurisdiction
Commonwealth, European Union, U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Offering a one stop source to all the elements, principles, legislation and case law surrounding sale of goods not just in the UK but internationally,Benjamin’s Sale of Goods has firmly established itself as the only title you need on sale of goods. 
Frequently cited in court, its depth and coverage makes Benjamin an essential reference tool in any commercial law library.

Organised logically, this title takes you through the whole sales of goods process starting with the nature and formation of these contracts, whilst highlighting legislation and case law you need to be aware of along the way.
Taking on an international approach, Benjamin ensures you are aware of the latest case law and legislation (Acts, Directives and Regulations) on a UK, European and global scale.

HOW BENJAMIN’S SALE OF GOODS WILL HELP YOU:

• Provides you with a one stop source on the law of sale of goods, including terms and conditions, rights and obligations
• Includes discussions of unfair contract terms in commercial and consumer sales in both UK and internationally
• Contains a full treatment of consumer statutes and regulations affecting sale of goods
• Discusses the different payment methods used in the UK and internationally, paying special attention to the rules and practices concerning Letters of Credit and the implication of E-Commerce
• Provides an exhaustive treatment of the law governing overseas sales
• Provides discussion on the conflict of laws

 

The Benjamin's Sales of Goods 2nd Supplement to the 8th Edition includes the addition of many new cases, including the following:

  • Macourt v Clark [2012] NSWCA 367 (sale of body substances)
  • Standard Chartered Bank v Dorchester LNG (2) Ltd (The Erin Schulte) [2013] EWHC 808 (Comm) (confirming bank’s reimbursement entitlement
  • Wuhan Guoyu Logistics Group Co Ltd v Emporiki Bank of Greece SA [2012] EWCA Civ 1629; [2012] 2 C.L.C. 986 (rebuttable presumption of autonomy of guarantee)
  • VFS Financial Services Ltd v JF Plant Tyres Ltd [2013] EWHC 3456 (QB) (s.2(1) of the Factors Act 1889 and the meaning of ‘disposition’)
  • Fitzpatrick v Sarcon (No. 177) Ltd [2012] N.I.C.A. 58 (mutuality of delivery and payment)
  • Dalmare Spa v Union Maritime Ltd (The Union Power) [2012] EWHC 3537 (Comm); [2013] 1 Lloyd’s Rep. 509 (‘as is’ clauses)
  • Lowe v. W Machell Joinery Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 794 [2012] 1 All E.R.(Comm) 153 (Part 5A of the Sale of Goods Act)
  • Perenicova v.SOS finance spol s.r.o. Case C-453/10 [2012] 2 C.M.L.R.28 (unfair commercial practices)
  • In Content Services Ltd. v.Bundesarbeitskammer Case C-49/11 [2012] 2 All E.R. (Comm) 1019 (hyperlinks and written confirmation)
  • FG Wilson (Engineering) Ltd v John Holt & Company (Liverpool) Ltd [2012] EWHC 2477 (Comm) andActiva DPS Europe S.A.R.L. v Pressure Seal Solutions Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 943  (action for the price and reservation of title)
  • Andrews v ANZ Banking Group Ltd [2012] HCA 30, (2012) 290 ALR 595 (penalty clauses)
  • Activa DPS Europe S.A.R.L. v Pressure Seal Solutions Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 943 (mitigation of damages)
  • Air Studios (Lyndhurst) Ltd v Lombard North Central Ltd [2012] EWHC 3162 (QB),
  • Deutsche Bank A.G. v Total Global Steel Ltd [2012] EWHC 1201 (Comm) and Bominflot Bunkergesellschaft für Mineralöle mbH v Petroplus Marketing AG [2012] EWHC 3009 (Comm) (all on damages)
  • Lawlor v Sandvik Mining & Construction Mobile Crushers & Screens Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 365 (choice of law)
  • Sapporo Breweries Ltd v Lupofresh Ltd [2012] EWHC 2013 (QB) (choice of law)
  • Muhlleitner v Yusufi (C-190/11) [2012] I.L.Pr. 46 (distance contracts)
  • Bunge SA v Nidera BV [2013] EWHC 1384 (Comm) (prohibition clauses)
  • Finmoon Ltd v Baltic Reefer Management Ltd [2012] EWHC 920 (Comm); [2012] 2 Lloyd’s Rep. 388 (bills of lading)
  • KG Bominflot Bunkergesellschaft fur Mineralole mbH & Co v Petroplus Marketing AG (No. 2) (The Mercini Lady) [2012] EWHC 3009 (Comm); [2013] 1 All E.R. (Comm) 610 (satisfactory quality and transit)
  • Profindo Pte Ltd v Abani Trading Pte Ltd [2013] SGHC 10 (unloading and demurrage)

And also includes updates on:

  • Uniform Rules for Forfaiting (URF 800)
  • Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/395)
  • Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharges) Regulations 2012

Table of Contents

Part One: Nature and Formation of the Contract of Sale

Part Two: Property and Risk

Part Three: Performance of the Contract 8 Delivery

Part Four: Defective Goods

Part Five: Consumer Protection

Part Six: Remedies

Part Seven: Overseas Sales

Part Eight: Conflict of Laws

Appendix: The Sale of Goods Act 1979

About the Author

General Editor: Professor M G Bridge is the Cassel Professor of Commercial Law at the London School of Economics and a Door Tenant of 20 Essex Street Chambers. His interests lie across a range of commercial law, specifically international and domestic sales, contract, personal property, insolvency, secured transactions and conflict of laws.

Professor Howard Bennett is the Hind Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Nottingham. He lectures regularly on international trade law in Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea.

Francis Dawson is a Barrister of the Supreme Court of Judicature of England and Wales. He is widely recognised as an expert in banking and finance, corporate and commercial law and has published widely in those areas.

Professor Eva Lomnicka is a practising Barrister at Four New Square Chambers and a Professor of Law at King’s College London.

Professor C J Miller is Emeritus Professor of English Law at the University of Birmingham and a Barrister and Door Tenant of Henderson Chambers.

Professor Philip Rawlings is a Professor of Law at University College London and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers. He is also co-deputy director of the Centre for Commercial Law at UCL.

Professor F M B Reynolds QC is an Honorary Bencher of the Inner Temple, Emeritus Fellow of Worcester College and Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of Oxford.

Sir Guenter Treitel QC is a former Vinerian Professor of English Law at All Souls College, Oxford University and Emeritus Fellow of All Souls College.

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