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Specific performance and unascertained goods : A special case or not?

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Journal of Business Law, Volume: 2025, Issue: 5, Pages: 399 - 409

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Recent authorities have suggested that a fundamental distinction is drawn between specific and ascertained goods on the one hand, and unascertained goods on the other, as regards the availability of specific performance. This article suggests that the distinction is illogical, misguided and unsuppor...

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Published in: Journal of Business Law
ISSN: 0021-9460
Published: Sweet & Maxwell (Thompson Reuters) 2025
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