Contractual Interpretation in Singapore: Continued Refinement after Zurich Insurance: Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd v Carilla Pte Ltd

• Main Author: GOH, Yihan
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2012
• Subjects: Asian Studies; Commercial Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1404
• Institution: Singapore Management University

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”.