Redefining the rules for the admissibility of evidence in the interpretation of contracts Dexgroup (Pty) Ltd v Trustco Group International (Pty) Ltd 2013 6 SA 520 (SCA) : recent case law

• Author: S.J. Cornelius
• DOI: 10.10520/EJC166184
• Published date: 01 January 2014
• Date: 01 January 2014
• Pages: 363-374

Onlangse regspraak/Recent case law 363

Dexgroup (Pty) Ltd v Trustco Group International

(Pty) Ltd

2013 6 SA 520 (SCA)

Redefining the rules for the admissibility of evidence in the interpretation of

contracts

1 Introduction

Any contractual dispute invariably requires an interpretation of the

contract concerned to determine the obligations of the parties involved.

The interpretation of any contract necessarily begins with a question

regarding the sources which parties, their lawyers and presiding officers