Good faith

UK: Acting honestly. It means the absence of fraud, but falls short of the doctrine of utmost good faith.
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Lack of fraudulent acts or intentions. In general all contracts are subject to good faith. Compare with “Utmost good faith.”
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Most ordinary contracts are good faith contracts. Insurance contracts are agreements made in the utmost good faith. This implies a standard of honesty greater than that usually required in most ordinary commercial contracts.

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