History – 'Bunk' or a Useful Tool for Contractual Interpretation?

Capital Markets Law Journal, 2014 Forthcoming

4 Pages Posted: 11 May 2014

Date Written: May 9, 2014

Abstract

Key points:

• Does historical evidence as to what a contractual provision meant in a previous age assist in interpreting a similar provision today?

• This article looks at the question from the perspective of English law and concludes that it probably will not assist greatly.

Keywords: Capital Markets Law Journal, CMLJ

Suggested Citation

Burn, Lachlan, History – 'Bunk' or a Useful Tool for Contractual Interpretation? (May 9, 2014). Capital Markets Law Journal, 2014 Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2435174

Lachlan Burn (Contact Author)

Linklaters LLP ( email )

One Silk Street
London, EC2Y 8HQ
United Kingdom

HOME PAGE: http://www.linklaters.com

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