Bunkers in wonderland: A tale of how the growth of Romalpa Clauses shrank the English Law of Sales

Discusses the history of the treatment of retention of title (ROT) or Romalpa clauses under the English law of sales prior to PST Energy 7 Shipping LLC v OW Bunker Malta Ltd (SC) (The Res Cogitans), finding that a contract for the supply of fuel bunkers, which contained a ROT clause and permitted th...

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Main Authors: LOW, Kelvin F. K., LOI, Kelry C. F.
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2794
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
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Summary:Discusses the history of the treatment of retention of title (ROT) or Romalpa clauses under the English law of sales prior to PST Energy 7 Shipping LLC v OW Bunker Malta Ltd (SC) (The Res Cogitans), finding that a contract for the supply of fuel bunkers, which contained a ROT clause and permitted the shipowner to consume the bunkers during the credit period, was not a contract of sale within the meaning of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 s.2(1).