Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1248

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

English translation of the principle

An offer is the proposal that unequivocally expresses the intention of the person issuing it to conclude a particular contract. Upon its conjunction with a matching acceptance, the contract is concluded, and neither party may, without the other party's consent, release himself from or retreat from its effect. Assessment of whether agreement occurred. A matter of fact.
Arabic original
الإيجاب هو العرض الذي يعبر عن الشخص الصادر منه على وجه جازم عن إرادته في إبرام عقد معين. اقتران قبول مطابق له ينعقد به العقد ويمتنع على أيٍ من طرفيه بغير إرادة الطرف الآخر التحلل أو النكوص عن حكمه. تقدير حصول الاتفاق من عدمه. موضوعي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٨٧/٩٧ تجاري جلسة ٢١/١٢/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٣٥٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 262. PDF pages: 262.

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