Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1270

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

English translation of the principle

Consensual contracts. They are concluded merely by the contracting parties’ mutual consent, unless the law requires a particular form for their formation, in which case it - 265 - Obligation constitutes an essential element of the contract. Failure to comply with this form. Its effect. Nullity of the contract or the agreements connected with it. Article 65 of the Civil Code.
Arabic original
العقود الرضائية. انعقادها بمجرد تراضي المتعاقدين إلا إذا أوجب القانون لقيامها شكلاً معيناً فإنه - ٢٦٥ - التزام يكون ركناً في العقد. عدم الالتزام بهذا الشكل. أثره. بطلان العقد أو الاتفاقات المرتبطة به. م ٦٥ مدني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٧٥، ٨٣/٢٠٠٨ تجاري جلسة ٢١/٦/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٧ ج ٢ ص ٢٣٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 265. PDF pages: 265–266.

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