English Law Basics · glossary
A term the law writes into a contract whether the papers mention it or not. The Sale of Goods Act 1979 implies that goods sold in the course of a business are of satisfactory quality, and fit for any purpose the buyer made known. Sale of Goods Act 1979, section 14(2) · Chapter 4 · see Satisfactory quality
Explained in Chapter 4, Sale of Goods Act 1979: Satisfactory Quality Explained, of English Law Basics.
Duarte’s second question is whether the machines were defective in law. The Sale of Goods Act 1979 writes two terms into every sale between businesses. The goods must be of satisfactory quality, and fit for any purpose the buyer made known. Lawyers call each an implied term, because it sits in the contract whether the papers mention it or not. The four machines whose compressors failed after eight weeks likely break both terms.Read Chapter 4, Sale of Goods Act 1979: Satisfactory Quality Explained →
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