Catherine Mitchell is a Reader in Private Law at Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham. She has published widely on contract law issues in the UK and internationally.
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Preface to second edition Chapter 1 The Nature of Contract Interpretation Introduction What is interpretation? A general theory of interpretation? Interpretation and meaning Context and interpretation What is a contract? Interpretation and contractual power The range of interpretation problems Why do contractual interpretation disputes exist? Foundations of contract interpretation Conclusion Chapter 2 The Rise (and Fall?) of Contextual Interpretation Literalism and rules in contracts interpretation The contextualist shift Lord Hoffmann's restatement Implications of Lord Hoffmann's contextualism The meaning communicated to a reasonable person No need for ambiguity before examining the background Mistakes can be corrected by contextual interpretation The role of business common sense Contextualism subsumes literalism Contextual interpretation subsumes doctrine Contextual interpretation in context Accessing the 'real' agreement Interdisciplinarity in law Conclusion Chapter 3 Divisions and Disputes in Contract Interpretation Retreating from contextualism Arnold v Britton The role of ambiguity What the words say/what the language communicates Identifying the relevant context Commercial reasonableness after Arnold v Britton Reasonable person or pedantic lawyer? The limitations on the contract background Common intentions of the parties Admissibility of prior negotiations Subjectivity Costs .../part contents
Preface to second edition Chapter 1 The Nature of Contract Interpretation Introduction What is interpretation? A general theory of interpretation? Interpretation and meaning Context and interpretation What is a contract? Interpretation and contractual power The range of interpretation problems Why do contractual interpretation disputes exist? Foundations of contract interpretation Conclusion Chapter 2 The Rise (and Fall?) of Contextual Interpretation Literalism and rules in contracts interpretation The contextualist shift Lord Hoffmann's restatement Implications of Lord Hoffmann's contextualism The meaning communicated to a reasonable person No need for ambiguity before examining the background Mistakes can be corrected by contextual interpretation The role of business common sense Contextualism subsumes literalism Contextual interpretation subsumes doctrine Contextual interpretation in context Accessing the 'real' agreement Interdisciplinarity in law Conclusion Chapter 3 Divisions and Disputes in Contract Interpretation Retreating from contextualism Arnold v Britton The role of ambiguity What the words say/what the language communicates Identifying the relevant context Commercial reasonableness after Arnold v Britton Reasonable person or pedantic lawyer? The limitations on the contract background Common intentions of the parties Admissibility of prior negotiations Subjectivity Costs .../part contents
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