Contents of the Contract

In relation to implied terms, the most commonly used examples of statutory implied terms are ss 12-15 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979. Detailed knowledge of these sections will not, however, generally be required in answering questions in a basic contract course. They are, however, discussed further in Chapter 15. Under the common law, the following issues need to be understood: • the Moorcock test; • the ‘officious bystander’ test; and • the approach of the House of Lords in Liverpool City Council v Irwin (1977).