Requirements of honesty in contractual performance can go further than just prohibiting lies: SCC

By Ian Burns ( December 18, 2020, 4:34 PM EST) -- The Supreme Court has ruled a breach of the duty of honesty in contracts can involve both direct action or inaction, in a decision which sided with a property maintenance company that argued a condominium group had acted in bad faith when it terminated an agreement for work during the winter. But a lawyer involved in the case says the decision adds uncertainty to contractual relationships because it requires a party to an agreement to put weight on what is on another person’s mind....
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