Mr Careless Putin is an immigrant from Ukraine. He establishes a business in central town selling...

 

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Mr Careless Putin is an immigrant from Ukraine. He establishes a business in central town selling spares for bicycles. He advertises his stocks as "Titanium spares for all makes of bicycles". He further guarantees the durability of the goods for a period of at least one year. A customer Mr Chopper is upset with Mr Putin as his son was involved in a bicycle crash when his chain collapsed, resulting in him losing control of his bicycle. The chain was used for one day. Mr Chopper, upon inspecting the chain realised that the chain was made of Tin and spray painted with a brass paint and not Titanium as advertised by Mr Putin. Mr Chopper approaches you for advice. He shows you the written advertisement where Mr Putin claims that the spares were Titanium. According to Mr Chopper, Mr Putin claims that he had omitted to check the advert before publishing it, Mr Chopper does not believe him. Advise Mr Chopper by analysing the common law principles of Fraudulent Misrepresentation and Negligent Misrepresentation and its impact on the transaction. A supplier who offers goods or services for sale, hire or for exchange by way of an electronic transaction must make certain legal disclosures to members of the public, in terms of the Electronic Transactions and Communications Act. List ten of the 18 kinds of information that a supplier is legally obliged to disclose to the consumer on its website, in terms of current legislation. Mr Careless Putin is an immigrant from Ukraine. He establishes a business in central town selling spares for bicycles. He advertises his stocks as "Titanium spares for all makes of bicycles". He further guarantees the durability of the goods for a period of at least one year. A customer Mr Chopper is upset with Mr Putin as his son was involved in a bicycle crash when his chain collapsed, resulting in him losing control of his bicycle. The chain was used for one day. Mr Chopper, upon inspecting the chain realised that the chain was made of Tin and spray painted with a brass paint and not Titanium as advertised by Mr Putin. Mr Chopper approaches you for advice. He shows you the written advertisement where Mr Putin claims that the spares were Titanium. According to Mr Chopper, Mr Putin claims that he had omitted to check the advert before publishing it, Mr Chopper does not believe him. Advise Mr Chopper by analysing the common law principles of Fraudulent Misrepresentation and Negligent Misrepresentation and its impact on the transaction. A supplier who offers goods or services for sale, hire or for exchange by way of an electronic transaction must make certain legal disclosures to members of the public, in terms of the Electronic Transactions and Communications Act. List ten of the 18 kinds of information that a supplier is legally obliged to disclose to the consumer on its website, in terms of current legislation.

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