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Good Faith United Kingdom Breach of Contract

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Exit Means Exit: Lessons in Directors’ Duties, Unfair Prejudice, and Good-Faith Obligations Under English Law

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Our Financial Services Litigation Group examines an English Court of Appeal decision that highlights the need for company directors to fully understand and abide by the exit provisions in their shareholders’ agreements under...more

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“‘They Will Thank Me in the Long Run’”: Court of Appeal Considers Good Faith Obligations and Fiduciary Duties of Directors in...

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The English Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Saxon Woods Investments Limited v. Francesco Costa ([2025] EWCA Civ 708) provides clarification on the application of directors’ fiduciary duties and the interpretation of good...more

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JCT 2024 Contracts - Good Faith in Practice

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Not everyone will be familiar with the 1994 Latham Report that advocated the use of good faith, but the government’s Construction Playbook and the equivalent private sector Trust and Productivity report are more recent...more

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Complex Commercial Litigation Law Review - Fifth Edition - England & Wales

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The courts of England are some of the most established fora for dealing with complex commercial litigation. The Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) that apply to English civil litigation, which govern every aspect of cases from...more

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Keeping the Faith: English Court of Appeal Considers Contractual Good Faith Provision in Shareholder Agreement

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The English law concerning contractual duties of good faith (express and implied) has received considerable judicial attention in recent years. It will therefore be of interest to those who use English law contracts,...more

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Contractual duties of good faith in "relational contracts"

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In a long running group litigation between a number of Sub-Post Masters and Post Office Limited, Mr Justice Fraser, sitting in the English High Court, has given detailed consideration of the issue of relational contracts in...more

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Complex Commercial Litigation Law Review – England & Wales

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Courts of England are some of the most established fora for dealing with complex commercial litigation. The Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) that govern litigation are robust and provide a clear framework for the cost-effective...more

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Contractual rights outweigh public interest in restrictive covenant case

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The Court of Appeal has sent a firm message to developers who seek to cut corners by knowingly breaching restrictive covenants. A recent decision means that 13 units of social housing, constructed on land on which building...more

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Challenging bonus discretion post-Braganza: two recent decisions

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The case of Braganza v BP Shipping Ltd [2015] UKSC 17 established that courts may look into the process that is undertaken by employers when reaching decisions that involve the exercise of discretion. Prior to Braganza, when...more

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