agreement of sale

The agreement of sale drafted by an attorney usually includes clauses designed to protect the clients' interests and may not be immediately apparent or understandable to a layperson or legally untrained person.

“when one sees an agreement of sale drafted by an attorney, it usually includes a whole range of clauses that are designed to protect the clients' interests and may not – and their meaning may not be immediately apparent to a lay person. And their meaning may not be immediately apparent to a legally untrained person.”

The agreement of sale signed by Sergeant Nkosi's brother does not have provisions dealing with ownership and risk of the truck until the full purchase price is paid.

“It does not have provisions dealing with ownership and risk of the truck until the final purchase price is paid, the full purchase price is paid.”

Sergeant Nkosi partly agrees with the proposition but will not go into details about the agreement of sale as he was not present during the sale.

“I partly agree, but I will not go into details on the agreement of sale. I was not present when the sale of agreement was made between my brother and Mr Ngoato, but it appears that there will be a payment made in due course.”