United Kingdom

Chartbrook Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd

[2009] UKHL 38

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

Year2009

Statusunclear

Key Principle

Contractual interpretation: even an apparently clear provision may be corrected by construction if the background shows the parties must have made a mistake; but prior negotiations remain inadmissible as an aid to construction.

Area of Law

contract

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