Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly

Professor Francis D Rose

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FINDING THE LIMITS OF CONTRACTUAL INTERPRETATION

Chartbrook v. Persimmon Homes

In Investors Compensation Scheme Ltd v. West Bromwich Building Soc (No 1),1 Lord Hoffmann memorably set out five principles for the interpretation of written contracts.

1. [1998] 1 WLR 896, 912–913. In this Comment, the terms “construction” and “interpretation” are used interchangeably.

CASE AND COMMENT

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