The past few years have provided an abundance of case law on contractual interpretation, including cases at the highest levels. These have sometimes appeared to pull in different directions, particularly on the respective roles of natural meaning and "business common sense" in interpreting contracts.
Maura McIntosh has published a post on Practical Law’s Dispute Resolution blog which considers the key decisions and outlines her view that the more balanced approach promoted in the most recent Supreme Court decision, Wood v Capita Insurance [2017] UKSC 24, is to be welcomed.
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