
A v M (No. 2) – Construing a Court Order After the Unforeseen Occurs
How should provisions of a court order that are in dispute be construed?
This question most often arises in the context of consent orders. As stated in Besharova v Berezovsky [2016] EWCA Civ 161 per Sir Stephen Richards at [11]:
‘the principles applicable to the construction of a consent order