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DESCRIPTION:Soyez des nôtres pour une conférence avec Michael Bridge\, Seni
 or Research Fellow\, Harris Manchester College\, University of Oxford\, et
  Emeritus Cassel Professor of Commercial Law à la London School of Economi
 cs.\n\n[La suite en anglais seulement]\n\nThe issue of good faith in the c
 ommon law of contract is a matter of lively concern. It appears to be maki
 ng some headway in common law countries but its progress is hard to measur
 e owing to a lack of rigour in explaining its role and meaning. Does if am
 ount only to honesty or does it embrace also fair dealing? Does it apply b
 etween parties of equal bargaining power? Whatever is meaning\, does it ap
 ply across the board or is it limited to relational contracts and fiduciar
 y relations? What is it exactly that advocates of a good faith duty are se
 eking to change when it comes to outcomes? Or is good faith not an agent o
 f change but simply a device that helps us better understand our existing 
 law of contract?\n\nIn this presentation\, I shall assess whether good fai
 th has an organising role to play in the common law of contract. Is the co
 mmon law perfectly capable of dealing with problems that in civil law coun
 tries might be disposed of under the banner of good faith by means of tech
 niques of implied terms and rules of interpretation? In English law\, hard
  questions are currently being asked about whether there should be a gener
 al duty of good faith amounting to a term implied in law\, as opposed to a
  duty that might be inferred as a matter of implied agreement in particula
 r contractual contexts. All of those is taking place against the backgroun
 d of a dynamic debate about contractual interpretation and fidelity to the
  written word. At the same time\, there is occurring a development\, with 
 some links to public law doctrines\, that aims at controlling contractual 
 discretionary powers. The key issue here is to determine whether a contrac
 tual provision amounts to an unqualified right or to a discretionary power
 . Is this good faith via the back door?\n\nFinally\, if time allows\, some
  reference to the role that is played by good faith in international instr
 uments (viz\, the UN Sale Convention and the Unidroit Principles) may be c
 onsidered. Is good faith here playing a symbolic or a practical role?\n\nO
 rganisé par le Centre Paul-André Crépeau de droit privé et comparé\, grâce
  au soutien de la Chaire Peter M. Laing Q.C. et de la Chaire Wainwright en
  droit civil .\n
DTSTART:20191015T213000Z
DTEND:20191015T230000Z
LOCATION:Salle de conférence Stephen Scott (OCDH 16)\, Chancellor Day Hall\
 , CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 3644 rue Peel
SUMMARY:Good Faith and Contractual Discretion 
URL:/law/fr/channels/event/good-faith-and-contractual-
 discretion-301401
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