Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1202

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

English translation of the principle

Consensual contracts are completed and concluded merely by the concurrence of offer and acceptance. The subject matter of the obligation need not be specified therein. It is sufficient that it be capable of determination according to the nature of the obligation and the circumstances surrounding the contracting. - The facts of the action being founded upon a legal transaction between the parties. Its effect. The rules of unjust enrichment do not apply to those facts. Example concerning a husband transferring ownership of his car to his wife at the Traffic Department.
Arabic original
العقود الرضائية تتم وتنعقد بمجرد اقتران الإيجاب بالقبول. لا يشترط أن يكون محل الالتزام في ذلك معيناً. كفاية أن يكون قابلاً للتعيين وفقاً لطبيعة الالتزام والظروف التي أحاطت بالتعاقد. - ابتناء واقعة الدعوى على تصرف قانوني بين الطرفين. أثره. عدم انطباق قواعد الإثراء بلا سبب على تلك الواقعة.مثال بشأن نقل زوج ملكية سيارته إلى زوجته لدى إدارة المرور.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٣٨/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/٩/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ١٧٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 255. PDF pages: 255.

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