Sale of Goods Law

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Demonstrate a critical understanding of the uncertainty and limits of knowledge and how it is developed.
• Plan and undertake research into unfamiliar areas of law.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive, detailed and critical knowledge of the concepts, principles and rules relating to sale of goods.
• Produce a synthesis of relevant doctrinal and policy issues in relation to a topic.
• Analyse in a structured and systematic manner complex situations to identify legal issues and to develop sophisticated arguments about the appropriate ways in which law and remedies can be used to provide arguable conclusions for concrete problems.
• Communicate complex concepts effectively, orally and in writing, in a clear and concise manner, using accurate legal terminology.

• Introduction to commercial and consumer sales law
• Nature and definition of a sale of goods contracts
• Terms implied into the contract of sale and consumer rights
• Exclusion and limitation clauses
• Passing of property and risk
• Non-existent and perishing of goods
• Liability of a seller without the right to sell
• Delivery obligations, acceptance and payment
• Remedies of the buyer
• Remedies of the seller

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching for this module is by lectures and tutorials. Lectures will introduce the main principles and structure of the subject. You are expected to provide the main input to the tutorials, where the main issues are discussed.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.