Commercial update: Good faith and ‘matching’ in commercial contracts
8th November 2019
Neil Fawcett analyses the Commercial Court’s recent decision in New Balance Athletics, Inc v Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Ltd [2019] EWHC 2837 (Comm), as part of LexisPSL’s Case Analysis Expert Panels. The case analyses the interpretation of an implied term of good faith, as well principles of construction in relation to contracts of good faith.
Click here to read Neil Fawcett's analysis.
This article was first published by Lexis®PSL on 29 October 2019.
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