Principles of contractual interpretation / Richard Calnan.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.

2nd edition

87639

Contracts -- Interpretation and construction -- Great Britain.

Prologue

Part I: The guiding principle

1. Objective common intention

Part II: Text and context

2. The text

3. The whole text

4. The context

Part III: Understanding words

5. Natural meanings

6. Ambiguities

7. Unnatural meanings

Part IV: Adding words

8. Implied terms

--Part V: Changing words

9. Rectification

10. Estoppel by convention

Principles of drafting

An interpretation clause.

Written with the busy practitioner in mind, this concise and insightful book sets out the principles that guide the courts in interpreting contracts. Each principle is covered in its own dedicated chapter, supported by case law which illustrates how the principle works in practice and in its wider context. In addition to interpretation of contracts, the book also considers the implication of terms, rectification, and estoppel by convention. This new edition considers the implications of key decisions of the Supreme Court in Arnold v Britton and Marks & Spencer v BNP Paribas, and BNY Mellon v LBG Capital. Other writing, including from judges writing extra-judicially, is also analysedition: This book provides an invaluable reference for lawyers drafting, interpreting and litigating on contracts. - Publisher's website.

1st edition published 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780198792307

xxvii, 228 pages ; 25 cm