Goods—delivery and acceptance


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Practice notes

Goods—delivery and acceptance


Published by a UUÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ Commercial expert

Practice notes
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This Practice Note considers statutory laws in relation to the Delivery and acceptance of Goods in Sale of goods contracts in a business to business context. It highlights the relevant provisions of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 and discusses common issues in sale of goods contracts such as when and where deliveries must take place, what happens if goods are defective and how buyers are deemed to have accepted goods following delivery.

For more information on the sale and supply of goods contracts generally, see Practice Note: Contracts for the sale and supply of goods—business to business.

For an example sale of goods agreement, including bespoke provisions relating to delivery, inspection and acceptance, see Precedents: Supply of goods agreement—pro-supplier and Supply of goods agreement—pro-customer together with their associated drafting notes. For a checklist when drafting and negotiating terms of delivery, see: Drafting and negotiating delivery terms for goods—checklist.

This Practice Note does not consider delivery of goods within the context of a business to consumer contracts. For consideration of delivery in business to consumer contracts, see Practice Note:

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Goods definition
What does Goods mean?

Goods denote personal chattel and other property which may be detached from land.

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