Mora debitoris and the principle of strict liability : Scoin Trading (Pty) Ltd v Bernstein 2011 2 SA 118 (SCA)

Cornelius, Steve J.

dc.contributor.author	Cornelius, Steve J.
dc.date.accessioned	2013-02-19T15:06:12Z
dc.date.available	2013-02-19T15:06:12Z
dc.date.issued	2012
dc.description.abstract	Parties generally enter into contractual relations with the sincere intention to fulfil all the obligations created in terms of their contract. However, for various reasons, parties sometimes do not comply with the terms of their contract. Where a party fails to perform at the agreed date and time or after receiving a demand from the creditor, the debtor commits breach of contract in the form of mora debitoris. The question then arises whether or not a debtor would also commit breach in the form of mora debitoris if the delay in performance cannot be attributed to wilful disregard of the contract or a negligent failure to perform on time. This was the question which the court had to determine in Scoin Trading (Pty) Ltd v Bernstein.	en
dc.description.librarian	am2013	en
dc.description.librarian	ai2013
dc.description.uri	http://www.puk.ac.za/fakulteite/regte/per/index.html	en
dc.identifier.citation	Cornelius, SJ 2012, 'Mora debitoris and the principle of strict liability : Scoin Trading (Pty) Ltd v Bernstein 2011 2 SA 118 (SCA)', Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 600-626.	en
dc.identifier.issn	1727-3781
dc.identifier.other	10.4314/pelj.v15i5.17
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/21117
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Faculty of Law, North West University	en
dc.rights	Faculty of Law, North West University	en
dc.subject	Mora debitoris	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Contracts -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Liability (Law) -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Breach of contract -- South Africa	en
dc.title	Mora debitoris and the principle of strict liability : Scoin Trading (Pty) Ltd v Bernstein 2011 2 SA 118 (SCA)	en
dc.type	Article	en