Commercial Law

Notes

Cases
Resources
Introduction to the Law of Agency

Explains agency, rationale for agency, key concepts in agency, agency versus other types of commercial arrangements.

Agents

This note discusses what an agent is, types of agents, duties and rights of agents.

Principals

This note discusses who a principal is, types of principals, how principals empower agents, and the duties of a principal.

Creation of Agency

Explains the four ways in which an agency relationship may be created and the authority of agents.

Introduction to Sale of Goods in Ghana

This note thoroughly examines the meaning of a contract for the sale of goods within Act 137

Formation of a Sale of Goods Contract in Ghana

This note discusses what constitutes a sale of goods contract, the parties to a sale of goods contract, how a contract of sale of goods may be formed, and how the consideration in a contract of sale of goods is determined amongst others.

Duties and Liabilities of the Seller in a Contract for the Sale of Goods

This note discuses the duties of a seller under Ghanaian law in a contract for the sale of goods.

Duty of the Seller to Deliver Goods to the Buyer in Ghana

The delivery of goods to the buyer is a fundamental obligation of the seller under section 8 of the Sale of Goods Act, 1962 (Act 137). This note discusses the delivery of goods in a sale of goods contract.

Duties of the Buyer and Remedies to the Seller for the Buyer’s Breach of Duty in Ghana

This note discusses the duties of a buyer in a contract of sale of goods and the rights and remedies available to the seller when the buyer breaches his duty.

The Law of the International Sale of Goods

This note discusses incoterms

Sale of Goods versus Other Transactions

This note compares a contract of sale of goods to a hire purchase, bailment, gift, barter, and a contract for works and materials

Introduction to Hire Purchase in Commercial Law

This note discusses the meaning of a hire purchase agreement within the context of commercial law. Among others, it examines the meanings of a hire purchase under the common law, the Sale of Goods Act 1962 (Act 137), and the Hire Purchase Act 1974 (NRCD 292) and some essential characteristics of a hire purchase.

Hire Purchase Agreement versus Credit Sale Agreement in Ghana

This note discusses the differences and similarities (if any) between a hire purchase agreement and a credit sale agreement in Ghana.

Hire Purchase Agreement versus Conditional Sale Agreement in Ghana

This note discusses the differences and similarities between a hire purchase agreement and a conditional sale agreement.