Fitness for Purpose in United Kingdom

Definition of Fitness For Purpose

In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Fitness For Purpose : A standard that must be met by one who sells goods in the course of a business. When the buyer makes known to the seller any particular purpose for which the goods are being bought, there is an implied condition that the goods are reasonably fit for that purpose, except when the circumstances show that the buyer does not rely (or that it is unreasonable for him to rely) on the skill or judgment of the seller.