Principle

EVIDENCE LAW — Admissibility — Oral Evidence Varying Written Contract — Separate Oral Agreement Must Be Distinctly Pleaded

Area of law
EVIDENCE LAW
Court
Supreme Court

The parol evidence rule prohibits oral variation of written contracts. The principle applies to contract law. A separate oral agreement must be pleaded and proved. The rule ensures certainty. The court will not admit oral evidence to vary a written agreement. The principle is well-established.

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