Investors Compensation Scheme Ltd v West Bromwich Building Society
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Investors Compensation Scheme Ltd v West Bromwich Building Society
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Investors Compensation Scheme Ltd. v West Bromwich Building Society [1997] UKHL 28 is a frequently-cited English contract law case which laid down that a contextual approach must be taken to the interpretation of contracts. Lord Hoffmann set out five principles, so that contract should be construed according to: what a reasonable person having all the background knowledge would have understood
where the background includes anything in the 'matrix of fact' that could affect the language's meaning
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2024-01-15T23:31:18Z
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