The International Sale of Goods: Law and Practice

Abstract

PART A: INTERNATIONAL SALES GOVERNED BY ENGLISH LAW 1. Introduction to International Sales a. Subject Matter b. Organizations c. Choice of Law d. Speculation, Hedging and String Trading 2. The Performance Obligations of Seller and Buyer in English Law a. Interpretation of the Contract b. Implied Terms of Quality, Fitness and Description in International Commodity Sales c. Quantity: Entire and Severable Contracts d. Privity of Contract 3. FOB Contracts a. Nature of FOB Contracts b. Readiness to Load c. Port of Shipment d. Shipment e. Documentary Tender 4. CIF Contracts a. The Nature of a CIF Transaction b. Notice of Appropriation / Declaration of Shipment c. Timely Performance d. Bills of Lading e. Continuous Documentary Coverage f. Bill of Lading Supplemented by Charter Party g. Delivery Orders and Bulk Shipments h. Insurance Documents i. Lawful and Effective Documents j. Other documents k. Documentary Tender and Exhcange l. Arrival of the Ship 5. Import and Export Licenses a. Applying for Export and Import Licences b. Guaranteed Procurement or Due Diligence to Procure? 6. Payment a. Introduction b. Negotiabile Instruments c. Bank Collections and Letters of Credit 7. Impossibility of Performance a. Initial Impossibility (Mistake) b. Subsequent Impossibility (Frustration) 8. Passing of Property and Risk a. Passing of Property b. Reserving the Right of Disposal c. Transfer of Risk d. Retrospective appropriation of Lost Cargoes 9. Bills of Lading and Documents of Title a. The Buyer and the Carrier b. Bill of Lading as a Document of Title c. Evidentiary Function of Bills of Lading d. Bills of Lading: Other Matters e. Other Shipping Documents f. Non-Negotiable Documents and the Power to Transfer Title g. Alternatives to the Negotiable Bill of Lading 10. Remedies: Termination and Damages a. Termination of the Contract d. The Integrity of the Documentary Exchange c. Damages d. Excluding the Sale of Goods Act Rules e. The Twin Rights of Rejection and the Seller's Damages Liability PART B: INTERNATIONAL SALES GOVERNED BY THE UN SALES CONVENTION 1980 (CISG) 111. The CISG: General Issues a. Introduction b. Background to the CISG c. Sphere of Application d. Field of Operation e. Exclusions f. Role of UNIDROIT Principles g. Interpretation and Good Faith h. Filling Gaps in the Coverage of the CISG i. Excluding the CISG j. Reservations and Declarations k. Usages and Practices 12. The CISG and English Law Compared a. Formation of the Contract b. Conformity of the Goods c. Avoidance d. Anticipatory Breach e. Cure and Notice of Defect f. Rejection of the Goods g. Requiring Performance h. Money Claims i. Frustration of Contract

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