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Basic principle of interpretation of contracts

How a written contract should be construed

How contracts should be construed

Need for a contract to be construed in line with the terms agreed by the parties

Principles to be considered in interpreting the terms of a contract

The principle of incorporation by reference

The principle that parties are presume what they have in fact said

The rule of interpretation where the words of a document are unambiguous

The rule that where the words of a contract agreement or document are clear, the operative words in it should be given their simple and ordinary grammatical meaning

Whether the court can go outside the intention of parties expressed in a document

Whether the court can read a wrong stipulation into a contract

Whether the court has the licence to factor into a written contract the terms that are absent from it

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