Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1260

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

English translation of the principle

Agreement to mutually cancel a contract. It may be effected by express or implied offer and acceptance. Inferring implied mutual cancellation. Within the authority of the trial court. Its condition. - Determining whether the amount paid is part of the price for which the contract was definitively and unconditionally concluded, or earnest money allowing either contracting party to withdraw. Within the authority of the trial court. Its condition.
Arabic original
الاتفاق على التقايل عن العقد. جواز أن يكون بإيجاب وقبول صريحين أو ضمنين. استخلاص التقايل الضمني. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرطه. - استخلاص ما إذا كان المبلغ المدفوع هو بعض الثمن الذي انعقد به العقد باتاً منجزاً أو أنه عربون يفيد العدول لكل من المتعاقدين. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٨/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ٢١/١٢/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٤٧٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 264. PDF pages: 264.

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