Business transactions law

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Title:

Business transactions law

Author:

Sharrock, Robert.

ISBN:

9780702185434

Personal Author:

Sharrock, Robert.

Edition:

8th ed.

Publication Information:

Cape Town : Juta, 2011.

Physical Description:

xxxiv, 935 pages ; 24 cm

General Note:

"The law as at 31 March, 2011"--Preface.

Contents:

Introduction -- Formation of the contract -- Contractual capacity -- Agreement -- Intention to create obligations -- Certainty, lawfulness and possibility of performance -- Formalities -- Voidable contracts -- Agency -- Effect of the contract (General) -- Contents of the contract -- Interpretation of written contracts -- Co-parties -- Performance -- Miscellaneous provisions -- Cession, variation and consensual termination -- Effect of the contract (Miscellaneous contracts) -- Contracts relating to offers -- Sale -- Lease -- Loan for consumption -- Service contracts -- Carriage and storage -- Insurance -- Employment -- Partnership -- Cheques and the bank-customer contract -- Consumer agreements -- Credit agreements -- Non-performance of the contract -- Excuses for non-performance -- Remedies for breach -- Arbitration -- Security -- Insolvency -- Sequestration and its immediate consequences -- Collection and distribution of estate assets -- Rehabilitation.

Subject Term:

Commercial law -- South Africa.

Contracts -- South Africa.

Sales -- South Africa.

Commercial law. (OCoLC)fst00869502

Contracts. (OCoLC)fst00876969

Sales. (OCoLC)fst01103801

Geographic Term:

South Africa. (OCoLC)fst01204616

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy12pdf02/2011522447.html

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Summary

The eighth edition has been substantially revised and updated to include developments up until 1 April 2011. The updates include: A new chapter on consumer agreements, examining both the Consumer Protection Act and the regulations Changes to contractual capacity brought about by the Children's Act 2005 and Companies Act 2008 Important decisions affecting basic principles of common law illegality, notably Bredenkamp and Others v Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd Changes to agency introduced by the Companies Act 2008 A more comprehensive discussion of insurance The chapter on employment has been expanded to include numerous additional case summaries The chapter on credit agreements includes important cases interpreting the National Credit Act In the area of security - an issue of huge importance, not yet resolved, is addressed: the mortgagee's right to immediate execution versus the mortgagor's constitutional right to have access to adequate housing The Consumer Protection Act has affected various areas of commercial law and several chapters have been amended to reflect these developments.