Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1038

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Waiver of a right without consideration. Release from a debt. Subject to the substantive rules governing gratuitous dispositions. Disposition of another's property. Impermissible except with his permission; if made without his permission, it is not effective except upon his ratification.
Arabic original
التنازل عن الحق دون مقابل. إبراء من الدين. يخضع للقواعد الموضوعية التي تحكم التبرعات. التصرف في مال الغير. غير جائز إلا بأذنه وإن إجرى بدون أذنه. فلا ينفذ إلا بإجازته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٤/٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/١/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٧٤٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 224. PDF pages: 224.

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