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. Which one of the following reflects a key difference between sections 6 and 7 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979?

Section 6 deals with events before the contract is made while section 7 deals with the events after the contract has been made. correct incorrect

Section 6 applies to consumer sales and section 7 applies to sales made in the course of a business. correct incorrect

Section 6 only applies to void contracts whereas section 7 applies equally to contracts that are declared void as well as to contracts that are voidable. correct incorrect

Section 6 only applies to voidable contracts whereas section 7 applies equally to contracts that are declared void as well as to contracts that are voidable. correct incorrect

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. When will the goods be deemed to have perished for the purposes of the Sale of Goods Act 1979?

Only if they have been destroyed. correct incorrect

Either if they have been destroyed or if they become significantly altered so that, for commercial purposes, they can no longer be said to be the same goods that were the subject of the contract. correct incorrect

If the reasonable person would consider them to have perished. correct incorrect

If the buyer would be justified in rejecting them. correct incorrect

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. As section 7 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 is similar to the common-law rules on frustration, does the Law Reform (Frustrated Contracts) Act 1943 apply to such cases?

Yes correct incorrect

Depends on the circumstances of the case correct incorrect

No correct incorrect

Only if the contract is held to be frustrated correct incorrect

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. Which one of the following statements is correct?

Sections 6 and 7 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 apply only in cases of specific goods. correct incorrect

Sections 6 and 7 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 apply only where the seller sells the goods in the course of a business. correct incorrect

Section 6 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 applies only in cases of specific goods. There is no such restriction on section 7. correct incorrect

Section 7 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 applies only in cases of specific goods. There is no such restriction on section 6. correct incorrect

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. What would the likely result be in the following situation? A buyer contracts with a seller to purchase a specific portion of a crop, and performance becomes impossible owing to a failure of the crop without any default on the part of the seller.

The seller will not be liable to the buyer in damages. correct incorrect

The seller will be liable to the buyer in damages. correct incorrect

The seller will only be liable to the buyer in damages if the goods have already been paid for. correct incorrect

The seller will not be liable to the buyer in damages although he will be obliged to deliver the actual amount that has been harvested. correct incorrect

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. How would you rationalise the difference in the results in Howell v Coupland (1875-76) LR 1 QBD 258 and Sainsbury Ltd v Street [1972] 1 WLR 834?

Howell v Coupland concerned the sale of specific goods, Sainsbury Ltd v Street didn't. correct incorrect

Sainsbury Ltd v Street concerned the sale of specific goods, Howell v Coupland didn't. correct incorrect

The courts will attempt to ascertain the intention of the parties. correct incorrect

Each case was materially different. correct incorrect

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. Which one of the following statements is correct?

Neither section 6 nor section 7 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 applies to unascertained goods nor to goods that were ascertained after the contract was made. correct incorrect

Both sections 6 and 7 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 apply to unascertained goods as well as to goods that were ascertained after the contract was made. correct incorrect

Section 6 but not section 7 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 applies to unascertained goods as well as to goods that were ascertained after the contract was made. correct incorrect

Section 7 but not section 6 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 applies to unascertained goods as well as to goods that were ascertained after the contract was made. correct incorrect

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. Which one of the following statements is correct?

Section 6 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 is concerned only with sales, whereas section 7 is concerned with agreements to sell where the seller acts in the course of a business. correct incorrect

Section 6 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 is concerned only with sales, whereas section 7 is concerned with agreements to sell. correct incorrect

Section 6 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 is concerned only with agreements to sell, whereas section 7 is concerned with sales. correct incorrect

Section 6 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 is concerned only with sales made in the course of the seller's business, whereas section 7 is concerned with agreements to sell irrespective of the status of the seller. correct incorrect

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. Which party can be at fault for section 7 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 to apply?

The buyer but not the seller correct incorrect

The seller but not the buyer correct incorrect

Either party correct incorrect

Neither party correct incorrect

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. Why did the claim fail in Avery v Bowden (1855) 26 LJ QB 3?

Because the buyer failed to pay the price correct incorrect

Because the buyer failed to mitigate its loss correct incorrect

Because the buyer was at fault correct incorrect

Because the subsequent illegality of the contract caused it to become frustrated correct incorrect