The interpretation of contracts in Singapore
By: Goh Yihan
Series: Singapore law library
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Singapore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9789811127694; 9789811128257
Subjects: Contracts
Description: "Written by the leading expert on this subject, find a structured and comprehensive discussion of all aspects of contractual interpretation in Singapore within this title. Key decisions by the courts are analysed together with references to relevant judgments from other Commonwealth jurisdictions. Litigators handling contentious contractual matters would be aided by discussions on the applicability of the Evidence Act. This is also an indispensable tool to guide contract drafting practitioners on which terms to use and which to omit."--Provided by the publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Table of cases; title: Table of statutes; title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Overview of the interpretation of contracts in Singapore; title: 3. Five key cases; title: 4. Evidence Act and the Common Law approach; title: 5. Common Law admissibility requirements; title: 6. The use of prior negotiations in the interpretation of contracts; title: 7. The use of subsequent conduct in the interpretation of contracts; title: 8. Evidence Act admissibility requirements; title: 9. Objectivity, the contractual text and the limits of interpretation; title: 10. Selected canons of interpretation; title: 11. Implied terms; title: 12. Rectification; title: 13. Relationship between interpretation, implication and rectification.