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22 April 2010
Issue: 7414 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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Contract

Jeffries v Archer [2010] EWHC 679 (Ch), [2010] All ER (D) 45 (Apr)

As a general principle the words of a contract should be interpreted in their grammatical and ordinary sense, unless it is necessary to construe them differently in order to avoid some absurdity, inconsistency or repugnancy.

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