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Globe Motors Inc v TRW LucasVarity Electric Steering Ltd

[2016] EWCA Civ 396
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtEngland and Wales Court of Appeal
Year2016
StatusBinding authority

Summary

An entire agreement clause does not preclude implication of terms, but no general duty of good faith is implied into a long-term distribution contract merely because it is relational.

Key Principle

implied terms; entire agreement clause; duty of good faith; relational contracts; long-term distribution

Area of Law

contract

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