Contracts are at the very foundation of the business relationship. Many lawsuits are the result of contracts that were not well drafted. The Latin legal term contra preferentum, also known as “interpretation against the draftsman”, is a doctrine of contractual interpretation providing that, where a promise, agreement or term is ambiguous, the preferred meaning should be the one that works against the interests of the party who provided the contract to the other. Avoid costly legal disputes where possible by having Crangle review your contracts and revise as necessary.