This Special Supplement to the 9th edition of Benjamin’s Sale of Goods is dedicated to the Consumer Rights Act 2015. It deals with those parts of the Act that concern sale of goods contracts, though incidental references are made to related contracts such as hire purchase and services contracts.
The 2015 Act is a major statute that largely consolidates existing primary and secondary legislation in the field of consumer sales and related transactions. Its principal effect on the present law is as follows: