| 单词 | Four corners rule |
| 释义 | 在整份文書的範圍內的規則 In contract law, the rule is adopted for ascertaining the issue in question from a written instrument as a whole. Parties’ intention of a contract shall be ascertained within the four corners of the contract document; however, the court could look at all the surrounding circumstances if the parties’ intention could not be ascertained from the contract with any degree of clarity: S-J v Wing Lung Wai Community & Ors [1999] 3 HKC 580 (CA). In considering whether an authority is given by the power of attorney, it has to show that upon a fair construction of the power of attorney as a whole the authority in question is within the four corners of it: Lo Shea Chung v Lo Hung Biu & Anor [1997] 2 HKC 723 (CA). The rule is also applied by the court in dealing with appeal: Emerson Radio Corp v CIR [1998] 3 HKC 427. See also Contract; Instrument. 指合約法中，在須要就書面文書受爭議的爭論點予以確定時所採用的規則。應在合約文件整份文書的範圍內確定雙方的締約意圖；但凡雙方的意圖不可清晰地從合約中確定，法院可考慮所有的周圍情況：S-J v Wing Lung Wai Community & Ors [1999] 3 HKC 580 （上訴法庭）。在考慮某項權力是否獲授權書賦予時，必須證明在整體授權書的公平解釋下，該項權力是在整份文書的範圍內的：Lo Shea Chung v Lo Hung Biu & Anor [1997] 2 HKC 723 （上訴法庭）。法院亦採用此規則處理上訴：Emerson Radio Corp v CIR [1998] 3 HKC 427。另見 Contract; Instrument。 |
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