Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1151

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

English translation of the principle

The cause of the obligation. The general rule is that it need not be stated, as its existence and lawfulness are presumed until evidence to the contrary is established. - In the Commercial Code, the legislature did not require the cause of the obligation to be stated among the particulars that must appear in a promissory note.
Arabic original
سبب الالتزام. الأصل عدم ذكره لافتراض وجوده ومشروعيته حتى يقوم الدليل على غير ذلك. - المشرع لم يشترط في قانون التجارة ذكر سبب الالتزام من ضمن البيانات التي يتعين توافرها في السند لأمر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٢٠/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ١٤/٦/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ١٢٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 247. PDF pages: 247.

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