consumer rights
Question 1: Explanation of Matt’s parents right regarding the sales of Goods Act (1979)
Under Section 12 (1) in The Sale of Goods Act (1979) the seller has the right to sell the goods when he can pass the good’s title to the buyer (rights of ownership), looking at Rowland v Divall [1923] ALL ER REP 270, the court of appeal decided that Divall has breached S.12 of SOGA and that Rowland was entitled to a full refund, as he had paid £334 for the right of ownership of the car which he had not received. In the case of Matt 's football boots Nike did have the right to sell as he holds ownership of the products sold, so S.12(1) SOGA [1979] was not breached.
There are two warranties under S.12(2) of SOGA that Nike had to consider, in Microbeads v Vinhurt Road Markings Ltd [1975] 1 AII ER 529, the court of appeal decided that there has been a breach of S.12(2) because the buyers did not enjoy a quiet possession of the goods, as it has being disturbed. The other warranty of S.12(2) is that the seller should let the buyer know if there are any charges or encumbrances by a third party on the goods before the contract is established. In our case there are no third parties because the football boots are made and sold by Nike, meaning that Matt and his parents will enjoy quiet possession of the football boots, this means that Nike was not in breach of S.12(2) in SOGA.
In S13 of SOGA states " where there is a contract for the sale of goods by description, there is an implied condition that the goods will correspond with the description." S13(1). In the Beale v Taylor [1967] 3 AII ER 253 case, the court of appeal decided that the defendant has breached S.13 of SOGA (1979) even though the claimant did inspect the car before the purchase, he relied on the description in the advertisement. The description of the goods may include size, quantity, weight, ingredients, and origin AND how to the goods should be packed. In Matt 's case Nike did not breach this section, as the
Under Section 12 (1) in The Sale of Goods Act (1979) the seller has the right to sell the goods when he can pass the good’s title to the buyer (rights of ownership), looking at Rowland v Divall [1923] ALL ER REP 270, the court of appeal decided that Divall has breached S.12 of SOGA and that Rowland was entitled to a full refund, as he had paid £334 for the right of ownership of the car which he had not received. In the case of Matt 's football boots Nike did have the right to sell as he holds ownership of the products sold, so S.12(1) SOGA [1979] was not breached.
There are two warranties under S.12(2) of SOGA that Nike had to consider, in Microbeads v Vinhurt Road Markings Ltd [1975] 1 AII ER 529, the court of appeal decided that there has been a breach of S.12(2) because the buyers did not enjoy a quiet possession of the goods, as it has being disturbed. The other warranty of S.12(2) is that the seller should let the buyer know if there are any charges or encumbrances by a third party on the goods before the contract is established. In our case there are no third parties because the football boots are made and sold by Nike, meaning that Matt and his parents will enjoy quiet possession of the football boots, this means that Nike was not in breach of S.12(2) in SOGA.
In S13 of SOGA states " where there is a contract for the sale of goods by description, there is an implied condition that the goods will correspond with the description." S13(1). In the Beale v Taylor [1967] 3 AII ER 253 case, the court of appeal decided that the defendant has breached S.13 of SOGA (1979) even though the claimant did inspect the car before the purchase, he relied on the description in the advertisement. The description of the goods may include size, quantity, weight, ingredients, and origin AND how to the goods should be packed. In Matt 's case Nike did not breach this section, as the
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