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A Unified Approach to Contract Interpretation

By Ryan Catterwell
Series: Hart Studies in Private Law
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A Unified Approach to Contract Interpretation explores the crucial yet complex process of interpreting contracts within contract law. Ryan Catterwell provides a systematic and practical framework for understanding how objective intention is inferred from contractual language. The book outlines an iterative four-step process: defining the interpretive question, considering alternative answers, analysing supporting material, and weighing competing considerations, offering readers a clear method for dispute resolution.
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Format: Hardback
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This book is ideal for law students, legal professionals, and academics specialising in contract law who seek a deeper, more structured understanding of contract interpretation.

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Based on author's thesis (doctoral - University of Sydney, 2017) issued under title: Construction in contract law: a logical and structured approach.

Offers a sophisticated yet simple framework for resolving conflicts of interpretation in contract law

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Interpretation or construction is central to the operation of contract law. Despite the fundamental role it plays, there have been limited attempts to explain construction in holistic terms. This important book aims to fill that gap by offering a systematic exposition of the iterative process.

It also goes further, suggesting practical solutions to disputes regarding questions of interpretation. The book argues that construction is not simply about establishing what words mean; it is a process through which objective intention is inferred from the choice of words in a contract.

The interpretive process involves four steps: formulate the question of interpretation in dispute; explore competing answers to the question; analyse the admissible material supporting each interpretation; and weigh and balance the competing considerations.

By so doing, the book offers a simple yet sophisticated framework for interpreting and constructing contracts.

Series: Hart Studies in Private Law

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David McLauchlan from Victoria University of Wellington praises this work as a "considerable scholarship," highlighting its well-written, thoroughly researched, and powerfully argued approach, as noted in the Journal of Contract Law.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781509927579

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 23 July 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hart Publishing

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 621g

Pages: 320

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About the Author

Ryan Catterwell is Lecturer in Law at the TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland, Australia.

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