KTH220 2022 Study Guide(1).pdf - Department of Mercantile...

Department of Mercantile Law
Law of Specific Contracts
KTH 220
Last Revision: June 2022 Prof. J Barnard
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KTH 220 STUDY GUIDE 2022 © UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA
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TABLE OF CONTENT
PART A: ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS ................................................ 4
1. Introduction ...................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Welcome ................................................................................................... 4
1.2 2022 BRIDGE: TRANSITION FROM ONLINE TO IN-PERSON
CONTACT SESSIONS AND SIT-DOWN, WRITTEN ASSESSMENTS .... 5
1.3 THE R.I.P APPROACH TO KTH 220 ........................................................ 7
2. Lecturer and module coordinator: Prof J Barnard ........................................ 9
2.1 Other Persons ......................................................................................... 10
3. Division of groups ......................................................................................... 11
4. Lecture times and venues ............................................................................. 11
5 Standard of module ....................................................................................... 12
5.1 Credits and notional hours ....................................................................... 12
5.2 Level descriptors ..................................................................................... 13
5.3 Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives ......................................... 14
5.4 The UP Curriculum Transformation Framework Document and the UN
Sustainable Development Goals ............................................................. 15
5.5 Style of answering questions ................................................................... 15
5.6 Plagiarism and cheating .......................................................................... 16
6. Assessments .................................................................................................. 17
6.1 Online assessments and instructions ...................................................... 17
6.2 Contact details for assistance during Online Assessments ..................... 19
6.3 Class test ................................................................................................... 20
6.4 Semester test .......................................................................................... 20
6.5 Sick Test .................................................................................................. 21
6.6 Test clashes ............................................................................................ 22
6.7 Additional writing time and students with disabilities ............................... 23
6.8 Examination ............................................................................................. 23
6.9 Calculation of semester marks and exam entrance ................................. 23
6.10 Promotion ................................................................................................ 24
6.11 Quality control ......................................................................................... 24
7. Prescribed material (Mandatory) .................................................................. 25
8. Class attendance and participation .............................................................. 27
9. Conduct …… ................................................................................................... 27
10. Complaints: Escalation Policy ...................................................................... 28
11. Support services ............................................................................................ 29
11.1 Safety in the evening and emergencies .................................................. 29
11.2 E-learning support ................................................................................... 29
11.3 Other support services ............................................................................ 30
PART B: STUDY UNITS ...................................................................... 32
Study Unit 0: General Principles of Contract Law and Introduction to Specific
Contracts ........................................................................................................ 33
Study Unit 1: Purchase and Sale .......................................................................... 34
Theme 1: Introduction ................................................................................... 34
Theme 2: Essentialia .................................................................................... 34
Theme 3: Formalities .................................................................................... 35
Theme 4: Seller’s Duty of Safekeeping of the Thing Sold ............................ 36

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Theme 5: Seller’s Duty of Delivery; Transfer of Ownership (if Seller is the
Owner) and Double Sales ....................................................................... 37
Theme 6: Warranty against Eviction ............................................................. 38
Theme 7: Warranty against Latent Defects and Defective Consumer Goods
39
Theme 8: Miscellaneous Aspects ................................................................. 40
Study Unit 2: Letting and Hiring of Things (Lease) ............................................. 41
Theme 1: Introduction and Essentialia ......................................................... 41
Theme 2: Duties of Lessor ........................................................................... 42
Theme 3: Duties of Lessee ........................................................................... 43
Theme 4: Miscellaneous Aspects ................................................................. 44
Study Unit 3: Agency ............................................................................................. 46
Theme 1: Introduction ................................................................................... 46
Theme 2: Authority ....................................................................................... 47
Theme 3: Rights and Duties of Principal and Agent ..................................... 47
Study Unit 4: Suretyship ....................................................................................... 49
Theme 1: Introduction ................................................................................... 49
Theme 2: Suretyship .................................................................................... 49
Study Unit 5: Letting and Hiring of Work ............................................................. 50
Theme 1: Introduction ................................................................................... 50
Theme 2: Conclusion and Contents of Contract ........................................... 50
Theme 3: Duties of the Parties ..................................................................... 51
Theme 4: Termination of Contract ................................................................ 51
PART C: WORKING SCHEDULE ........................................................ 52
General instructions .............................................................................................. 52
Week 01 54
1.1 Assessment: None .................................................................................. 54
1.2 Learning activities .................................................................................... 54
Week 02 55
2.1 Assessment: ONLINE TEST 1 ................................................................ 55
2.2 Learning activities .................................................................................... 55
Week 03 56
3.1 Assessment: None .................................................................................. 56
3.2 Learning activities .................................................................................... 56
Week 04 56
4.1 Assessment: None ..................................................................................