Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1135

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

English translation of the principle

The cause of a contract is one of its essential elements. An obligation under a contract without cause or with an unlawful cause. Its effect. Nullity of the contract. An example concerning the nullity of a contract to operate a vehicle lubrication and washing station for contravening public policy.
Arabic original
سبب العقد هو أحد أركانه. الالتزام في العقد دون سبب أو بسبب غير مشروع. أثره. بطلان العقد. مثال بشأن بطلان عقد استغلال محطة تشحيم وغسيل سيارات لمخالفة النظام العام.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٤/٨٦ تجاري جلسة ١/٤/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٥٣٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 245. PDF pages: 245.

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