A contract whose terms are unclear, ambiguous and internally inconsistent is not thereby unenforceable — it is merely in need of construction. In the context of vendor financing, quoting a price 'including interest' at a particular rate imposes an obligation on the purchaser to pay interest at that rate on the outstanding balance. Where a District Court judgment is for an amount within the Local Court jurisdictional limit, costs may be limited to Local Court scale.
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