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How must the judge apply the rule of article 238, which requires interpreting a party’s intent according to the meaning that a reasonable person of the same standing would have inferred from its conduct?
This rule determines the method of interpreting ambiguous clauses and influences the outcome of the commercial dispute.
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Le commentaire souligne que la méthode protège les parties raisonnables mais pose des problèmes d’efficacité et d’omission de la lettre du contrat.
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