Contents

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Preface ................................................................................................................. v

Part One General Introduction

1 The South African Legal System and its History .......................................... 3
2 Creation of Legal Rules and the Administration of Justice ........................... 11

Part Two General Principles of the Law of Contract

3 Introduction to the Law of Contract ............................................................... 21
4 Consensus .................................................................................................... 47
5 Contractual Capacity .................................................................................... 75
6 Legality, Possibility of Performance and Certainty ....................................... 91
7 Formalities .................................................................................................... 103
8 Parties to the Contract, Conditions and Related Concepts, Particular Terms and
Interpretation of Contracts ............................................................................ 109
9 Breach of Contract and Termination of Contractual Relationship ................ 125

Part Three Agency

10 Introduction to the Law of Agency ................................................................ 161
11 The Principal ................................................................................................. 171
12 The Agent ..................................................................................................... 179

Part Four Purchase and Sale

13 General Introduction to the Law of Purchase and Sale ................................ 195
14 Duties of the Seller ....................................................................................... 213
15 Duties of the Buyer ....................................................................................... 237

Part Five Letting and Hiring

16 Formation of the Contract of Lease .............................................................. 245
17 Duties of the Lessor and the Lessee ............................................................ 261
18 Miscellaneous Aspects of the Law of Lease................................................. 279

Part Six Credit Agreements

19 General Introduction and Historical Background .......................................... 289
20 Application of Act and Conclusion of Credit Agreements ............................. 295
21 Consumer Credit Institutions and Regulative Matters .................................. 305
22 Rights and Duties of Parties ......................................................................... 313
23 Financial Matters, Dispute Settlement and Debt Enforcement .................... 325

Part Seven Insurance and Carriage

24 Introduction to Insurance Law and Insurance Contracts .............................. 337
25 Specific Aspects of Insurance Contracts and Indemnity and
Non-indemnity Insurance .............................................................................. 363
26 Carriage ........................................................................................................ 379

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Part Eight Security
27 General Introduction and Suretyship ............................................................ 399
28 Mortgage, Pledge and Cession in Security................................................... 409
29 Hypothecs and Liens .................................................................................... 423

Part Nine The Bill of Exchange, Cheque, Promissory Note

and Electronic Payment Methods
30 General Principles of the Law of Negotiable Instruments............................. 431
31 Cheques ....................................................................................................... 455
32 Electronic Payment Methods ........................................................................ 469

Part Ten Insolvency

33 Introduction and Sequestration ..................................................................... 499
34 Effects of Sequestration ............................................................................... 525
35 Administration of Insolvent Estates, Composition, Rehabilitation, Offences and
Winding-up of Companies and Close Corporations ..................................... 567

Part Eleven Labour Law

36 General Introduction to Labour Law ............................................................. 627
37 Individual Labour Law ................................................................................... 639
38 Collective Labour Law ................................................................................. 671

Part Twelve Construction, Engineering and Services Contracts

39 Construction, Engineering and Services Contracts ...................................... 691

Part Thirteen Alternative Dispute Resolution

40 Alternative Dispute Resolution...................................................................... 721

Part Fourteen The Consumer Protection Act

41 The Consumer Protection Act ...................................................................... 737

Table of Cases ...................................................................................................... 797

Index ..................................................................................................................... 821

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