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Shareholders of OW Bunker v Owners of the Res Cogitans

[2016] UKSC 23
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK Supreme Court
Year2016
StatusBinding authority

Summary

A contract for the supply of bunker fuel intended for immediate consumption before payment is not a contract for the sale of goods under the Sale of Goods Act 1979 but a sui generis contract.

Key Principle

sale of goods; bunker fuel consumed before payment; Sale of Goods Act 1979; retention of title; trust arrangements

Area of Law

shipping

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