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Wood v Capita Insurance Services Ltd

[2017] UKSC 24
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK Supreme Court
Year2017
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Contractual interpretation is a unitary exercise in which textualism and contextualism are complementary tools, with weight given to each depending on the nature and quality of the drafting.

Key Principle

Contractual interpretation is a unitary exercise — textualism and contextualism are tools, not rival approaches. The weight given to each depends on the nature and quality of the drafting.

Area of Law

contract

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