Benjamin's Sale of Goods 13th ed
ISBN13: 9780414139091
To be Published: December 2026
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
Country of Publication: UK
Format: Hardback, 2 Volumes
Offering a one-stop source to all the elements, principles, legislation and case law surrounding sale of goods, not just in the UK but also internationally, Benjamin's Sale of Goods has firmly established itself as the premier publication on the topic.
First published in 1868 and frequently cited in court, its depth and coverage make Benjamin an essential reference tool and a must-have purchase for commercial practitioners, academics and barristers.
Part of the Common Law Library, the 13th edition of Benjamin's Sale of Goods is presented in two volumes, and content highlights include the following:
- Covers the needs of practitioners interested in all areas of sale of goods case law
- Includes clearly defined and structured content, with separate sections for Nature and formation of the Contract of Sale, Property and risk, Performance of the contract, Defective goods, Consumer Protection, Remedies, Overseas Sales, Conflict of laws
- Provides high level text supported by all relevant developments in legislation and case law - the cases selected and the interpretation and guidance provided being one of the title's added values
- Provides a comprehensive explanation of the law of sale of goods, including terms and conditions, rights and obligations
- Sets out the nature and formation of the contract of sale
- Includes discussion of unfair contract terms in commercial and consumer sales
- Details the remedies available when disputes arise
- Explains the implications of E-Commerce, including electronic contracts and payments
- Examines the law on Letters of Credit
- Outlines the implications of the Consumer Credit Act and gives a detailed account of consumer protection
- Provides authoritative discussion on conflict of laws
- Examines the international scope of the subject, with chapters on overseas sales
- Takes you through the laws relating to consumer protection
New to the 13th edition:
- Analysis of all major legislative developments including the Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025 and the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025
- Further discussion of Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
- Extensive discussion of the Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023
- Extensive treatment of the United Nations Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents 2025
- Analysis of the latest developments in case law including:
- King Crude Carriers SA v Ridgebury November LLC (performance of conditions precedent)
- Tullow Ghana Ltd v Vallourec Oil and Gas France SAS (contract formation, exemption clauses and express rejection rights)
- Advanced Multi-Technology for Medical Industry v Uniserve Ltd (time of the essence and election of remedies)
SLB v PAK (time of the essence and innominate terms)
- Moeve Trading SAU v Mael Trading FZ (letters of credit)
- Trinsic Collagen Ltd v Procoll Ltd (equality of bargaining power and exemption clauses)
- Skyros Maritime Corporation v Hapag-Lloyd AG (measure of damages)
- MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co SA v Interglobal Technologies Ltd (bills of lading and consignees)
- Finco International AG v Integra Petrochemicals Europe AG (DES and c.i.f. contract)
- UniCredit Bank GmbH, London Branch v Constitution Aircraft Leasing (Ireland) 3 Ltd (standby letters of credit)
