The Interpretation of Contracts: the rules rewritten for modern conditions
- The effect of the House of Lords' judgment in Investors Compensation Scheme Limited v West Bromwich Building Society, and subsequent cases, in creating, in Lord Steyn's words, "a shift towards commercial contract interpretation".
- What 'canons of construction', if any are now to be used in the interpretation of contracts?
- What effect has the 'modern approach' to interpretation had on the admissible evidence that can be adduced in civil litigation to ascertain the true intention of the parties?
Vincent Nelson was appointed a Q.C. in 2001. In the last ten years he has appeared regularly in the High Court, Court of Appeal, House of Lords and Privy Council in disputes involving some of the United Kingdom and USA's most well known names.
Those cases include:
- Society of Lloyd's v Jaffray (fraudulent misrepresentation, 'the longest, most complex case to have come before the Commercial Court')
- Society of Lloyd's v Leigh's (CA: insurance)
- National Bank Limited v Hew (PC: undue influence in banking transactions)
- Ashworth Hospital Authority v Mirror Group Newspapers (HL: Article 10/breach of confidence/Norwich Pharmacal Orders)
Date: Wednesday 31st March 2004
Date Ends: Thursday 1st January 1970
Telephone: 020 7832 1187
Fax: 020 7353 3978
Address: 39 Essex Street
London
WC2R 3AT