Table of Contents The Everyday Sale That Creates a Legal Contract The Statutory Baseline: Section 5(1) and How a Contract Is Made Section 5(2): No Formalities Required Why the Absence of Formality Is a Deliberate Legislative Choice The Crucial Qualification: Subject to Any Law for the Time Being in Force Implied Contracts in Commercial and Statutory Settings Absolute vs Conditional Contracts of Sale Writing as Evidence vs Writing as Validity Practical Consequences of No Forma

Table of Contents The Problem of the Unpriced Contract Price as Consideration: The Foundational Requirement Section 9: The Three Primary Modes of Fixing Price The Residual Rule: Reasonable Price Section 10: Agreement to Sell at Valuation by a Third Party Section 64A: Effect of Tax Changes on Contracted Price Connecting Price to Wider Contractual Obligations Practical Problem-Solving Under Sections 9 and 10 Conclusion Frequently Asked Questions The Problem of the Unpriced Cont

Table of Contents The Commercial Reality Behind the Legal Definition The Text of Section 2(9): Unpacking the Definition The General Rule and Its Principal Exception: Nemo Dat and the Proviso to Section 27 The Four Conditions for Good Title Under the Proviso The Case Law That Defines the Boundaries Where the Authority of a Mercantile Agent Ends Burden of Proof The Mercantile Agent Exception in the Broader Context of Sections 27 to 30 Conclusion Frequently Asked Questions The C

Table of Contents The Question That Opens Every Sales Law Course The Text of Section 2(7): Parsing the Definition The Positive Core: Every Kind of Movable Property The Express Exclusions: Actionable Claims and Money Stock and Shares: The Express Inclusion Land-Attached Items: The Severance Test Water, Air, Electricity, and Gas Human Tissues and Organs: A Developing Area Applying the Definition: A Classification Test Conclusion Frequently Asked Questions The Question That Open

Table of Contents Why the Classification of Goods Is Not Merely Academic The Statutory Framework: Section 6 and the Definitions it Draws Upon Existing Goods: The Three Sub-Categories Future Goods: Section 2(6) and the Agreement-to-Sell Rule Contingent Goods: Section 6(2) and the Uncertain Event How the Classification Dictates Passing of Property Perishing of Goods and the Classification Nexus Practical Illustrations and Problem-Solving Conclusion Frequently Asked Questions Wh

A Question of Ownership — and Loss What Section 4 Actually Says Sale: The Executed Contract Agreement to Sell: The Executory Contract The Governing Principle: Risk Follows Ownership Section 26 and the Prima Facie Rule When Goods Perish Before the Contract: Section 7 When Goods Perish After the Agreement but Before Risk Passes: Section 8 The Full Table of Consequences Right to Sue for Price vs. Damages Jus in Rem vs. Jus in Personam Right of Resale Insolvency of Seller Insolve