Company A, a Singapore company, signed a contract with Company B, which is a British

company. Under the contract, Company B, as the seller, is obliged to deliver 100,000 new

books to Company A, as the buyer, on or before 30 June 2020. It is expressly stated that the

contract is governed by the "relevant international legislation" without mentioning any specific law.

-applicable because it does not mention any specific law. Thus buyer if in a contracting state can choose to apply CISG

The contract also does not exclude the application of any specific law and convention.

On 30 June 2020, Company A received the delivery from Company B. However, Company A

found that 10,000 books were missing from the delivery. Company A also found that 20,000

books were damaged and could not be used.

Question : Comment on whether the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International

Sale of Goods (CISG) is applicable to this case. Show the relevant provisions of the

CISG and case authorities to support your answer.