“…nted out, however, that not all such contracts involve an obligation of good faith and went on to adopt Fancourt J’s approach in UTB LLC v Sheffield United Ltd [2019] EWHC 2322 (Ch). Instead of seeking to identify and weigh the indicia of a relational contract in the narrow sense, Fancourt J had considered it preferable to consider directl…”
“…re fact that some relationships are long-term does not make the underlying contract a relational contract: see Fancourt J in UTB LLC V Sheffield United Limited [2019] EWHC 2322 (Ch) I note that Fancourt J was not, in any event, enthusiastic about the use of the word ‘relational’. . Moreover, as a general rule, it is important not to veer f…”