It is established that the distinctions between good faith in the objective sense and good faith in the subjective sense provide for different ways of proving relevant circumstances. It is proved that there can be no presumption regarding good faith in the objec-tive sense. The study revealed that good faith in the subjective sense, by contrast, is based on the assumption that the subject is bona fide. The difference in proof of two types of good faith is demonstrated by example of contract negotiations. It has been proven that there is no legal sense to place the burden of proving a good faith with regard to breach of duty to inform and ter-mination of negotiations contrary to good faith and fair dealing. It is found that the rule under which such burden is placed is random and has no analogues in civil law countries. A conclusion has been formulated according to which the general-purpose presumption of good faith becomes the cause of erroneous legislative decisions in various fields.

presumption of good faith, good faith in the objective sense and good faith in the subjective sense, problems of proving, contract negotiations

Raynikov Artem Sergeevich – Candidate of Juridical Sciences, Associate Professor at the Department of Civil Law and Process, Institute of Justice, Baikal State University (11, Lenin st., Irkutsk, 664003, Russian Federation); Lawyer, Managing Partner of Raynikov, Andreev and Partners Law Office (68B, Gagarin blvd, Irkutsk, 664025, Russian Federation), ORCID: 0000-0001-5268-4588, RSCI AuthorID: 1206254, e-mail: raynikov@gmail.com

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