Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1053

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

English translation of the principle

The provisions concerning the contractor’s and engineer’s warranty for what they erect that it is of buildings. Their relation to public policy. The effect thereof. No agreement may be made in advance to waive them before they materialise. They may be waived after the right to the warranty has been established, whether expressly or implicitly. - 226 - Right
Arabic original
الأحكام الخاصة بضمان المقاول والمهندس لما يقيمانه انه من مبان. تعلقها بالنظام العام. أثر ذلك. عدم جواز الاتفاق مسبقاً على النزول عنها قبل تحققها. جواز النزول عنها بعد ثبوت الحق في الضمان سواء صراحة أو ضمناً. - ٢٢٦ - الحق
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٤٣، ١٧٦/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٥/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد السادس ص ١٨٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 226. PDF pages: 226.

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