PowerPoint summary of the final section of UCT's Business Law 1 (CML1001F) module based on the 2024 year of teaching. This section covers the topics of contracts of sale under Roman-Dutch law and the Consumer Protections Act - including the transferring of ownership and risk, seller's duties, and i...
, INTRODUCTION
Specific contracts:
Requirements for valid sale
Some contracts are different from general
principles (e.g. sale, lease, and agency 1. Parties intend to enter into
contracts) contract and transfer
If an issue arises under a specific contract, and possessions
the contract does not have a special rule for
that issue – general principles still apply 2. Must agree on the subject
matter
Contracts of Sale:
One party undertakes to deliver a thing to 3. Must agree on the price (fix
another, in return for payment or referenced)
The main source of law is Roman-Dutch Law Contracts can be verbal/writte
and judicial precedent (common law)
Contracts for immovable prop
CPA – a contract between a supplier and
consumer in the ordinary course of business must be in writing to be valid
Does not apply if the consumer is a juristic
person with annual turnover >R2m
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