Share 'Pre-contract negotiations do not help deciding terms of agreement'

In Great Hill Equity Partners ("G") II LLP v Novator One & Others ("N") the High Court held that the general rule that negotiations are only an aid to construction of the true meaning of the parties remains true and are generally not admissible. What this means is that such evidence may be admissible only rarely and even then will not necessarily be conclusive. In this case the meaning of a…