Principles of Contractual Interpretation

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Richard Calnan (Partner, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP) Paul S. Davies (Barrister, Barrister, Essex Court Chambers)

Principles of Contractual Interpretation

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Richard Calnan (Partner, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP), Paul S. Davies (Barrister, Barrister, Essex Court Chambers)

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Oxford University Press
26 May 2026

Legal skills & practice; Commercial law; Contract law

Written with the busy practitioner in mind, Principles of Contractual Interpretation offers a concise and authoritative guide to this complex area of commercial law. The authors distil the rules for constructing and interpreting contracts into ten core principles, each explored in its own chapter and illustrated with case law that shows how the principle operates in practice. Now in its third edition, the book has been thoroughly revised to reflect eight years of developments in case law, considering landmark decisions such as Wells v Devani, Tesco v USDAW, Barton v Morris, Tinkler v HMRC, and FSHC Group Holdings Ltd v Glas Trust Corporation Ltd. New sections examine the enforceability of implied terms, the scope of rectification, purposive interpretation, and the role of good faith and entire agreement clauses. With expanded coverage and updated commentary, this edition remains an indispensable resource for lawyers, judges, and anyone involved in drafting or litigating commercial contracts.

By: Richard Calnan (Partner Partner Norton Rose Fulbright LLP), Paul S. Davies (Barrister, Barrister, Essex Court Chambers)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 157mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 438g
ISBN: 9780198897170
ISBN 10: 0198897170
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 26 May 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Prologue I. The Guiding Principle 1: Principle 1: Objective Intention II .Text and Context 2: Principle 2: The Text 3: Principle 3: The Whole Text 4: Principle 4: The Context III. Understanding Words 5: Principle 5: Natural Meaning 6: Principle 6: Ambiguity 7: Principle 7: Unnatural Meaning IV Adding Words 8: Principle 8: Implied Terms V Changing Words 9: Principle 9: Rectification 10: Principle 10: Estoppel by Convention Epilogue, Principles of Drafting, An Interpretation Clause

Richard Calnan is a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP in London and an Honorary Professor at University College London. His practice involves a broad range of corporate and financial transactions, restructurings, and insolvencies. He has written a number of books, articles, and chapters on commercial law, including Proprietary Rights and Insolvency (2nd edn OUP 2016) and Principles of Statutory Interpretation (OUP 2023). Paul S. Davies is Professor of Commercial Law at University College London and a Barrister at Essex Court Chambers. He was previously a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and St Catherine's College, Oxford. Paul has also worked at the Law Commission. In 2020, Paul was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize in Law, which 'recognises the achievement of outstanding researchers whose work has already attracted international recognition and whose future career is exceptionally promising'.