Is nondisclosure in a contract enforceable?

Alberta, Canada


The following excerpt is from Radhakrishnan v. University of Calgary Faculty Assn., 2002 ABCA 182 (CanLII):

And mere nondisclosure in a contract of the utmost good faith ordinarily gives but a right to rescind the contract and give back benefits under it, not a right to damages: HIH Casualty v. Chase Manhattan, supra, at 41 (para. 20).

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