09/09/13
There are 2 essays (50% each) no exam.
The main focus are: goods acts, mains kind of dispute in transaction, property (real owner), title, damages on goods or late delivery of the goods.
I. Introduction: Definition of Contract of Sale of Goods, Formalities
A) The sales of goods acts
Goods Acts
In Ireland, sales of good is contained is the sales of goods Act 1893. Act of the british Ireland. It was replaced by the sales of good act of 1980, which is an official consolidation version of the old 1893 act: Act of the British parliament, more accessible.
It was replied in the UK and replaced by the sale of good act: based the UK and British law.
In 1979 British and Irish law was identical. Then the UK Act has been amended, which utters the rules of sale, and property. The 1893 didn’t apply anymore in UK but still in Ireland after 1979.
Small changes to the rules of privacy property notable differences between the two act. For the most part, they still the same. UK and Ireland are both based on 1893 Act. The main act is still the 1893 act and in UK 1979 act.
About the Statutory legislation
European directive 1944: transpose as an Irish instrument, but most protection provided was already in the sale of goods act. In the Irish context this directive is not so important because most of the protection provide by this act. The directive does have some relevant in the Ireland context, but really that directive is a very minor significant in the Irish context. That directive didn’t have a lot of impact in the Irish context, because it was already in the pre-existing law.
It is relevant in some points. Sales Law review group report many changes on the law (want to adopt a single piece of legislation, and give effect to the directive), even if it remains enforce.
All impressive the 1893 is: contract all other aspect of contract law are excluded.
Section 61: the rules of the common law: contract law does