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DUTY GOOD FAITH FAIR DEALING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-02-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Insurance
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- duty of good faith and fair dealing
1, record 1, English, duty%20of%20good%20faith%20and%20fair%20dealing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A duty that is implied in some contractual relationship, requiring the parties to deal with each other fairly, so that neither prohibits the other from realizing the agreement's benefits. 2, record 1, English, - duty%20of%20good%20faith%20and%20fair%20dealing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Every contract, and this includes insurance policies, imposes upon each party a duty of good faith and fair dealing. Good faith is implied in every contract. Although this duty of good faith and fair dealing applies to both parties to a contract, a majority of courts, when looking at an insurance contract, have viewed its requirements as a one-way street in your favor because you need the protection from the insurance company, not the other way around. 3, record 1, English, - duty%20of%20good%20faith%20and%20fair%20dealing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Assurances
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- obligation d'agir de bonne foi et équitablement
1, record 1, French, obligation%20d%27agir%20de%20bonne%20foi%20et%20%C3%A9quitablement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En l'espèce, la société Pilot reconnaît qu'un assureur a l'obligation d'agir de bonne foi et équitablement, mais elle prétend qu'il s'agit d'une obligation contractuelle, alors que l'arrêt Vorvis exige l'existence d'une faute d'ordre délictuel. 2, record 1, French, - obligation%20d%27agir%20de%20bonne%20foi%20et%20%C3%A9quitablement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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