UCC Section 1-203 provides: "Every contract or duty within the Act imposes an obligation of good faith in its performance or enforcement. In this article, we explore New York courts' treatment of this tension and the degree to which courts have permitted good faith and fair deal.It is a settled principle of New York law that "all contracts imply a covenant of good faith and fair dealing in the course of performance. Yam Seng includes a wide-ranging discussion of the role of good faith in contract law, with references to case law in the US and many. The three most common efforts clause standards are "best efforts," "reasonable efforts," and "commercially reasonable efforts." Breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing provides the same remedies as a breach of the contract itself. Quasi-Contractual Remedies. Breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing provides the same remedies as a breach of the contract itself. Quasi-Contractual Remedies. In New Jersey, a legal definition of a contract has very definite terms.