Keenan and Riches’BUSINESS LAW

http://www.berr.gov.uk/consumers/index.htmlThe
section of the Department of Business, Enterprise &
Regulatory Reform’s website which provides information
on consumer policy and legislation such as the Sale of
Goods Act 1979.

http://www.legalmax.infoThis site, written by Max Young,

provides useful help in understanding basic concepts in

contract law and the sale of goods. The tutorials and help

are free, requiring simple registration only.

Website references

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1 Sandra, who runs a flourishing florist’s shop, decides
to replace the van which she uses for making
deliveries. She attends a long-established street
market in used cars, where she sees a van with a
notice in the front window which reads: ‘For Sale.
1999 Bedford van’. After a thorough inspection and
a test drive, she enters into a contract to buy the van
from Mark. What is her legal position in the following
circumstances?
(a)Sandra discovers that the vehicle is made up of
two Bedford vans. The front half of a 1996 model
has been welded to the rear half of a 1999 model
and, as a result, the van is in a dangerous
condition.

(b)During the test drive, Sandra noticed that the

clutch was defective. Mark said that he was

prepared to do the repairs himself or he would

drop the price by £75. Sandra agreed to the

reduction in price, but her local garage has

now told her that it will cost £150 to put the

defect right.

(c)She has now been informed by the police that

the van was stolen six months previously and

that it must be returned to its true owner.

2 Explain what remedies are available to a buyer of

defective goods under sale of goods legislation.

Specimen examination questions

Visit http://www.mylawchamber.co.uk/riches

to access selected answers to self-test questions in the

book to check how much you understand in this chapter.

Use Case Navigatorto read in full some of the key cases

referenced in this chapter:

Jewson Ltd.v Kelly[2003] All ER (D) 470

Stevenson vRogers[1999] 1 All ER 613

Carlill vCarbolic Smoke Ball Co.[1893] 1 QB 256

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