Abstract:
This piece discusses the following aspects of contractual interpretation in Singapore raised in the recent Singapore High Court case of Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd v Carilla Pte Ltd [2011] 4 SLR 1094: (a) the distinction between interpretation and implication of terms in fact; (b) the occasions in which extrinsic evidence is admissible for the interpretation of contracts in Singapore; and (c) the distinction between “admissible extrinsic evidence” and “permissible interpretation”.