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• Title:The interpretation of contracts / by Kim Lewison.
  
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• Author/Creator:Lewison, Kim.
  
• Published/Created:London : Sweet & Maxwell, 2004.
  

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  • Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: KD1554 .L49 2004 (LC)
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Contracts--Great Britain--Interpretation and construction.
  
• Edition:3rd ed.
  
• Description:lxxxiii, 514 pages ; 24 cm.
  
• Series:Contract law library.
  
• Summary:This work provides thorough treatment of one of the most fundamental areas of law - the interpretation of contracts. Each chapter highlights important principles, followed by a more detailed description, making it easy to find the information required. The principles are supported by quotations from a number of cases which appear in the body of the text for ease of reference. The 3rd edition has been extensively revised and incorporates 200 new cases and recent changes in consumer law.
  
• Notes:Previous edition: 1997.
  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:0421770309
  
• Contents:Ch. 1. Overview
  Ch. 2. Object of Interpretation
  Ch. 3. Materials Available
  Ch. 4. Law and Precedent
  Ch. 5. Meaning of Words
  Ch. 6. Implied Terms
  Ch. 7. Canons of Construction
  Ch. 8. Ambiguity and Uncertainty
  Ch. 9. Mistakes and Inconsistencies
  Ch. 10. Preliminary Parts of a Deed
  Ch. 11. Parcels and the Subject Matter of the Contract
  Ch. 12. Exemption Clauses
  Ch. 13. Certificates, Consents and Similar Clauses
  Ch. 14. Stipulations as to Time
  Ch. 15. Conditions and Conditional Obligations
  Ch. 16. Penalties, Termination and Forfeiture Clauses.