Atiyah and Adams' Sale of Goods, 14th Edition, by Twigg-Flesner and Canavan is a highly readable and comprehensive account of the law governing the sale of goods. It is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and a valuable point of first reference for practitioners of commercial law.
This book addresses the increasing split of the law on the sale of goods between commercial and consumer contracts, which is reflected in the separate treatment of consumer law aspects.
Part I Nature and formation of the contract of sale
1 Sources of the law of sale of goods
2 The contract of sale
3 Subject-matter of the contract
4 The types of obligation created
Part II The duties of the seller
5 The existence of the goods and the duty to pass a good title
6 The duty to deliver the goods
7 The duty to supply goods of the right quality
8 Exclusion of seller's liability
Part III The duties of the buyer
9 The duties of the buyer
Part IV The effects of the contract
10 The transfer of property
11 Risk and frustration
12 Transfer of title by a non-owner
Part V Export sales
13 Export sales
14 International Convention on Sales of Goods ('CISG')
Part VI The remedies of the seller
15 Real remedies
16 Personal remedies
Part VII The remedies of the buyer
17 Rejection of the goods, rescission and specific performance
18 Action for damages
Part VIII Consumer sales
19 Consumer sales contracts
20 Product liability
21 Manufacturers' guarantees
