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In a business to business contract for a sale of goods where the time of delivery is to be agreed between the parties and where time is not of the essence, would there be an implied term that this would be within a reasonable time? In a sale of goods contract where there is an implied term that delivery will take place within a reasonable time, where a buyer does not accept delivery in breach of contract, can the seller claim storage costs for the goods that it has to keep at its premises until resold because the buyer has not accepted delivery? If there was a delay in the buyer's acceptance that amounted to a breach, but the buyer ultimately accepted delivery, would section 50 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 have any application to a claim made by the buyer?
Published on: 25 January 2022
Reasonable time for delivery
In a business to business (B2B) contract for sale of goods, the implied terms are contained in the Sale of Goods Act 1979 (SGA 1979). Parties negotiating and drafting contracts for the sale of goods may wish
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