Cannon Screen Entertainment Ltd v Handmade Films (Distributors) Ltd; 11 Jul 1989

References: July 11, 1989 unreported
It is a matter of construing the words of a contract used in accordance with their natural meaning and in the light of the surrounding circumstances in which the contract was made
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