In what circumstances will a party be bound by the terms of their contract?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from 1061403 B.C. Ltd. v Canada Willingdon Holdings Ltd., 2018 BCSC 1067 (CanLII):
In contractual interpretation, the law draws a distinction between the consideration of the circumstances surrounding contractual formation and the parties’ post-contractual conduct: Wade v. Duck, 2018 BCCA 176 at para. 25.
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