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Good faith in English contract law: taking stock a decade or more after Yam Seng

2 March 2025 / Author(s): Catherine Gibaud KC , Emma Hughes
Issue: March 2025 / Categories: Feature
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This article considers the development of the doctrine of good faith since Leggatt J’s historic decision in Yam Seng Pte Ltd v International Trade Corp Ltd [2013] EWHC 111 (QB). The authors focus on what recent cases tell us about: (i) when such a duty will be implied into a contract; (ii) the basis for implication; and (iii) the content of the duty.

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