Business Law
Business Law News 2018, ISSUE 3
Content
- 2017-2018 Commercial Law Developments, Part I.a (Personal Property Secured Transactions)
- Bln Editorial Board: Message from the Editor
- Business Law News Editorial Team
- Executive Committee: Message from the Chair
- Executive Committee of the Business Law Section 2017-2018
- How to Write an Executive Summary for a Business Plan
- How to Write Effectively
- Lawyers as Targets: How Attorneys Get Ensnared in Fcpa Misconduct
- Representing Nonprofits (i.e., the Good Guys)
- Reserving For a Delaware Llc
- Standing Committee Officers of the Business Law Section 2017-2018
- Table of Contents
- Uneasy Footing in Corporate Law: the Scope of Shareholder Inspection Demands
- What to Do After Forming a Corporation: Timing and Action Table
- Know These Interpretation Principles Before You Draft a Contract
Know These Interpretation Principles Before You Draft a Contract
Posted on June 18, 2018, by Julie Brook, Esq.1
Julie Brook, Esq. has been with CEB since 1995. Before that, she practiced civil litigation with Landels, Ripley & Diamond in San Francisco. She is a volunteer arbitrator with San Francisco’s Department of Human Services.
When a contract dispute arises, there may be differing interpretations of the contract terms. A court asked to construe the disputed terms will look to statutory principles. But don’t wait for a dispute to learn these principles—be aware of them when drafting an agreement to ensure that they won’t counteract your client’s intent.
Here are 11 of the most common principles that the courts use in interpreting contracts: