Good faith, termination and boilerplate clauses

The courts continue to see a steady stream of contract law disputes ranging from good faith to termination and boilerplate clauses. This webinar summarises all the key developments in these areas and sets out a series of practical steps to take.

Topics covered include:

Good faith

• Meaning of good faith
• Express duties of good faith
• Matiere v ABM [2025] EWHC 1434 (TCC)
• Implied duties of good faith
• Ellis v Benson [2025] EWHC 2096 (KB)

Termination

• Perpetual contract v contract of indefinite duration
• Zaha Hadid Ltd v Zaha Hadid Foundation [2026] EWCA Civ 192
• Conditional right to terminate
• Providence Building Services v Hexagon Housing Association [2026] UKSC 1

Notices

• Meaning of ‘any notice or other communication’
• Hughes v CSC [2025] EWHC 302 (Comm)
• Meaning of ‘notify in writing’ and ‘any written notification’
• Inspired Education v Crombie [2025] EWHC 1236 (Ch)

Waiver

• Delay and awareness issues
• URE Energy v Notting Hill Genesis [2025] EWCA Civ 1407