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I ett försök att öka innovation och produktivitet i byggsektorn, lade Trafikverket om sitt arbetssätt till en ökad andel totalentreprenader. Detta för att ge entreprenörer ett större och längre helhetsansvar för  projektens  utformning.  Detta  i  sin  tur  påverkar  konsultverksamheter  inom  branschen.  Skiftet  i  entreprenadform resulterar i att konsultbolag inom projektering har fått en större andel entreprenörer  som  kunder  att  förhålla  sig  till.  Detta  arbete  är  skrivet  i  samarbete  med  ett  konsultbolag inom samhällsbyggnad, där främst tre beställartyper förekommer; Trafikverket, kommuner  och  entreprenörer.  Den  sistnämnda  kundtypen  förekommer  i  dagsläget  mer  frekvent,  efter Trafikverkets omstrukturering. Relationen mellan konsult och beställare är viktig för att uppdrag mellan parterna ska nå framgång. En nyckelroll i detta samarbete, från konsultens sida, är uppdragsledaren. Syftet med denna studie är att redogöra för uppdragsledares relation till de tre beställartyperna, med kontraktet som grund för relationen. Sammantaget förväntas detta mynna ut i riktlinjer för uppdragsledning och bibehållande av gott samarbete mellan konsult och beställare på konsultbolaget. För att studera relationen användes kontraktsrelationsteori som teoretiskt ramverk. För att tillgodose studiens  syfte  genomfördes  först  en  litteraturstudie  och  sedan  en  intervjustudie  där  respondenter  med lång erfarenhet av uppdragsledning intervjuades. Frågeformuläret för dessa intervjuer upprättades  med  bakgrund  av  det  teoretiska  ramverket,  där  fokus  låg  på  de  relationella  kontraktsnormerna. Ur intervjuer framkom fyra teman som är viktiga i samspelet mellan beställare och konsultbolag; Uppdragsledarrollen, Uppdraget, Kontraktet och Relationen. Relationen mellan uppdragsledaren och dess motpart hos beställaren är komplex. På grund av denna komplexitet är det svårt att generalisera kring förhållningssättet mot beställaren baserat endast på beställartyp. Andra  parametrar  som  tycks  spela  in  är  uppdragens  storlek,  beställarens  förmåga  att  uppskatta omfattningen, samt i vilken fas beställarens projekt befinner sig i. En påtaglig skillnad går att finna i hur man arbetar mot entreprenör kontra Trafikverket och kommun. Denna beställartyp är mer kostnadsstyrd och projekterar ofta närmre produktionsstart. Att arbeta relationsbyggande med alla beställartyper är av stor vikt, då ett lyckat resultat bygger på ett  bra  samarbete  mellan  människorna  i  uppdraget.  I  nya  relationer  är  detta  arbete  ofta  mer  omfattande än då det redan finns ett tidigare etablerat förtroende mellan parterna. / In  an  attempt  to  increase  innovation  and  productivity  in  the  construction  sector,  Trafikverket  changed the work procedure to include a larger share of design-­‐build contracts. This was done in an effort to give the contractors a greater overall responsibility as to how the projects would turn out. This  change  in  work  procedure  has  also  had  an  effect  on  the  consulting  business  within  the  same  sector. The change in type of contract results in a larger share of contractors as clients to the consulting firms. This report has been written in collaboration with a consulting firm which operates in  the  Civil  Engineering  sector,  on  the  department  Construction.  The  department  has  three  major  types of clients; Trafikverket (Swedish Transport Administration), municipalities and contractors, with the last one mentioned being more prevalent since the change in work procedure from Trafikverket. The relationship between consultant and client is crucial for a project to be successful. The project manager  has  an  essential  role  in  this  matter.  The  purpose  of  this  study  is  to  portray  how  the  relationship between the project manager and the three different client types looks, with the contract as a foundation for the relation. This is expected to result in guidelines for the future, both concerning project management and how to retain a reliable collaboration between consultant and client. Relational  Contract  Theory  has  been  used  as  the  foundation  to  study  the  aforementioned  relationship. To properly answer the purpose, a literary study has been done, followed by an interview  study  where  the  respondents  have  a  long  history  concerning  project  management.  The  questionnaire used for the interviews has been based on the Relational Contract Theory, with focus on the relational contract norms.  From the interviews, four themes important to the collaboration  between client and consultant emerged; the Role of the Project Manager, the Assignment, the Contract and the Relation. The relationship between the project manager and its counterpart on the client side is complex. It is because of this complexity hard to generalize the approach based solely on the type of client. Other parameters also relevant are the scope of the project, the client’s ability to estimate the scope and what phase the project itself is in. There is a significant difference when working with contractors as opposed to Trafikverket or municipalities. This type of client has a larger focus on the cost and often a project planning closer to the production. To build a relationship with every type of client is of great importance, since a successful project is based  on  the  cooperation  between  the  people  involved  in  the  project.  This  effort  to  build  a  relationship is often more comprehensive when working with new clients as opposed to older ones where a mutual trust has already been built.

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Sous le régime du Code civil du Bas-Canada, le devoir d’exécuter le contrat de bonne foi était une condition implicite de tout contrat suivant l’article 1024 C.c.B.C. Le 1er janvier 1994, ce devoir a toutefois été codifié à l’article 1375 du Code civil du Québec. Parallèlement à ce changement, le contrat a subi plusieurs remises en question, principalement en raison des critiques émises contre la théorie de l’autonomie de la volonté. En réponse à ces critiques, la doctrine a proposé deux théories qui supposent une importante coopération entre les contractants durant l’exécution du contrat, à savoir le solidarisme contractuel et le contrat relationnel. La notion de bonne foi a aussi évolué récemment, passant d’une obligation de loyauté, consistant généralement en une abstention ou en un devoir de ne pas nuire à autrui, à une obligation plus active d’agir ou de faciliter l’exécution du contrat, appelée devoir de coopération. Ce devoir a donné lieu à plusieurs applications, dont celles de renseignement et de conseil. Ce mémoire étudie la portée et les limites du devoir de coopération. Il en ressort que le contenu et l’intensité de ce devoir varient en fonction de critères tenant aux parties et au contrat. Une étude plus particulière des contrats de vente, d’entreprise et de franchise ainsi que des contrats conclus dans le domaine informatique indique que le devoir de coopération est plus exigeant lorsque le contrat s’apparente au contrat de type relationnel plutôt qu’au contrat transactionnel. Le créancier peut, entre autres choses, être obligé d’« aider » son débiteur défaillant et même de renégocier le contrat devenu déséquilibré en cours d’exécution, bien que cette dernière question demeure controversée. Le devoir de coopération n’est cependant pas illimité parce qu’il s’agit d’une obligation de moyens et non de résultat. Il est également limité, voire inexistant, lorsque le débiteur de cette obligation est tenu à d’autres obligations comme un devoir de réserve ou de non-ingérence, lorsque le cocontractant est de mauvaise foi ou qu’une partie résilie unilatéralement le contrat ou décide de ne pas le renouveler. / The duty of good faith in the performance of the contract was an implied condition of any contract under article 1024 of the Civil Code of Lower Canada. On January 1st 1994, however, this duty was codified at article 1375 of the Civil Code of Québec. In parallel to this change, the traditional understanding of “contract” based on the doctrine of the autonomy of the parties has come to be challenged. In response to this critique, two theories emphasizing the importance of collaboration between contractual parties during the performance of a contract have been suggested, namely, “contractual solidarism” and “relational contract” have been suggested. The notion of “good faith” has also recently evolved. It was originally limited to a duty of loyalty, consisting mainly in an abstention or in the duty not to harm anyone. Today, good faith also refers to a more active obligation which may require a party to act or to facilitate the performance of the contract. This general “duty to cooperate”, as it is called, has given rise to many applications, including the duty to inform or to advise. This paper examines the extent and limits of the duty of the contracting parties to cooperate during the performance of the contract. The content and intensity of this duty are influenced by factors pertaining to the characteristics of the contract or the contracting parties. Our study of the Québec jurisprudence focused on contracts of sale, contracts of enterprise, franchise agreements and contracts in the field of computers. It suggests that the duty of the parties to cooperate is greater in relational contracts than in transactional ones. For example, the creditor may, inter alia, be bound to “help” its defaulting debtor or to renegotiate the agreement when an unforeseen event has changed the initial contractual equilibrium. However, this last issue is still highly controversial. This duty to cooperate is not itself without limits. Firstly, it is an obligation of means, not one of result. It is also limited, even inexistent, when the debtor is bound by other duties such as a duty of “reserve” or of non-interference, when the other party is acting in bad faith or when a party unilaterally terminates a contract or does not renew it.

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La théorie classique du contrat et ses corollaires, l’autonomie de la volonté des parties et le principe de la stabilité des contrats, ont longtemps régné en droit des obligations. Depuis l’introduction du Code civil du Québec, la notion de bonne foi a été l’objet de plusieurs textes de doctrine et de plusieurs décisions judiciaires phares. La notion est considérée comme l’outil de prédilection des juristes pour assurer une meilleure justice contractuelle, parfois pour développer des théories allant à l’encontre du principe de la stabilité des contrats. Or, le récent arrêt Churchill Falls nous enseigne que la bonne foi a ses propres contours et ne peut donc pas être utilisée en dehors des limites qui lui sont intrinsèques. Dans ce travail, la notion de bonne foi est revisitée conjointement avec la notion d’équité afin de présenter leurs paramètres fondamentaux initiaux, leurs mutations et leurs portées actuelles en droit civil québécois. Bien que ces deux outils contribuent à assurer une meilleure justice commutative dans les échanges, la bonne foi a ce l’équité n’a pas : une synchronicité avec les principes de stabilité des contrats et d’autonomie de la volonté. Cette constatation peut expliquer la mise au placard de l’équité à titre d’outil de justice dans le régime général des obligations. Ainsi, en filigrane, il appert que la stabilité des contrats demeure une valeur prédominante du législateur malgré les allures d’une nouvelle moralité du droit des obligations. / The classical theory of contract and its corollaries, the autonomy of the parties' will and the principle of the stability of contracts, have ruled the law of obligations for long. Since the introduction of the Civil Code of Québec, the notion of good faith has been the subject of several doctrinal texts and landmark judicial decisions. The notion is considered as the preferred tool of jurists to ensure a better contractual justice, sometimes to develop theories that run counter to the principle of the stability of contracts. However, the Supreme Court in its judgment Churchill Falls decision teaches us that good faith has its own contours and therefore cannot be used outside its intrinsic limits. In this paper, the notion of good faith is revisited in conjunction with the notion of equity to present their initial fundamental parameters, their mutations, and their current scope in Quebec civil law. Although both tools contribute to ensuring better commutative justice in exchanges, good faith has what equity does not: synchronicity with the principles of stability of contracts and autonomy of the will. This observation may explain the shelving of equity as a tool of justice in the general regime of obligations. Thus, it appears that the stability of contracts remains a predominant value of the legislator despite the appearance of a new morality in the law of obligations.

What makes real life contractual arrangements? How does the law influence real life contractual arrangements? These are everyday questions for businesspeople and commercial lawyers. The traditional ‘imperative’ view of law assumes that business people contract ‘in the shadow of the law’ and contractual arrangements conform to what the law says. But empirical studies on contract practice suggest that contract law may, in fact, play a very insignificant role in real life contractual arrangements. This thesis provides a sociological view of the role of contract law in real life contractual arrangements in the context of the Vietnamese market. Specifically, this thesis applies an institutional law & economics approach to investigate how social structures of the market influence contractual arrangements to marginalize contract law in the Vietnamese market. Drawing on two surveys of contract behaviour in the Vietnamese market, this thesis finds that real life contractual arrangements respond to the institutional structure of the market as a whole, rather than only ‘the shadow of the law’. Institutional changes in the Vietnamese market suggest that there exists a merchant law system, constituted of traditional moral norms and social structures in the market. This merchant law system continues to order contractual arrangements in the market, despite the introduction of a transplanted contract law system. Disagreeing with the imperative approach, this thesis claims that contract law reform should conform to the institutional structure of the market to reduce transaction costs of contracting and to provide an effective framework for real life contractual arrangements.