[eesmith]

I would like to see a court case involving this, as it doesn't seem right.

Contracts aren't programming languages. Lawyers make mistakes. There's a process to handle this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectification_(law) tells me "Rectification is a remedy whereby a court orders a change in a written document to reflect what it ought to have said in the first place" as the term in English law, and says "In the United States, the remedy is commonly referred to as reformation."

https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=9c7749da-c692... gives an example for Australia: "A Court will correct missing words or incorrect clause numbers in a contract because these are obvious errors."

Furthermore, contract law is not criminal law.