Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1233

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

English translation of the principle

The general rule in consensual contracts. Their formation. Through the concurrence of offer and acceptance between persons present at a single meeting. This is permissible by telephone. - The criterion for characterising a contract is what the contracting parties intended at the time the agreement was concluded. - Ascertaining the contracting parties’ common intention and assessing the expert’s work. Within the authority of the court of fact. The condition for this.
Arabic original
الأصل في العقود الرضائية. انعقادها. باقتران الإيجاب بالقبول بين حاضرين في مجلس واحد. جواز ذلك بطريق الهاتف. - المناط في تكييف العقد هو ما انصرفت إليه إرادة العاقدين وقت إبرام الاتفاق. - التعرف على القصد المشترك للمتعاقدين وتقدير عمل الخبير. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٧/١١/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٠٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 260. PDF pages: 260.

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