Principle

EVIDENCE LAW — Documentary Evidence — Oral Evidence Cannot Vary Written Agreement

Area of law
EVIDENCE LAW
Court
Supreme Court

The parol evidence rule prohibits the use of oral evidence to contradict, alter, add to, or vary the terms of a written contract. Where parties have reduced their agreement to a document, that document constitutes the exclusive evidence of their terms. This serves preserving the…

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