Small businesses work with contracts every day. A company can have written contracts in place with its landlord, its vendors and its customers. Some of those contracts might contain vague provisions ...

In striking a balance between competing interpretations the court must consider the quality of the drafting of a clause. Alec Samuels considers Wood v Capita Insurance Services Ltd There cannot be a ...

In a recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision, the court explained several useful principles of contract interpretation and also provided insight into the methods the court uses to resolve ambiguous ...

Every first year law student in the U.S. takes a course on the Law of Contracts. It’s a rite of passage where lawyers-to-be learn all about things like consideration and legally-enforceable promises.

Many construction disputes arise out of terms set forth in the contract. Unfortunately, many construction contracts were never reviewed by a construction attorney and are not models of clarity.

The interpretation of a contract is done in accordance with Article 1002 of the Civil Code and therefore, the interpretation should be extracted from the contract itself and not from evidence external ...

The art of contract interpretation involves determining the meaning of an agreement. Often, courts must determine whether a particular term is reasonably susceptible to more than one meaning, and if ...

The Texas Rules of Contract Interpretation Played Out in Complex Loan/Pledge Agreement Case: “Notwithstanding” Means “Notwithstanding” Undoubtedly, it is important to understand available financing ...

There cannot be a lawyer in the land who is not, from time to time, confronted with the problem of the interpretation, construction, and meaning of a contract. The canons of construction are well ...