Singapore Leading Case good faithagreements to negotiatecertaintydivergence from english law

HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore) Ltd v Toshin Development Singapore Pte Ltd

[2012] SGCA 48; [2012] 4 SLR 738

JurisdictionSingapore

CourtSingapore Court of Appeal

Year2012

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

An express contractual obligation to negotiate (or 'endeavour to agree') in good faith is valid and enforceable in Singapore; good faith requires honesty and observance of accepted commercial standards of fair dealing.

Area of Law

Contract & Commercial

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