Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1326

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

English translation of the principle

The legislature’s imposition of a particular form for a contract. Its implication. The contract is not valid unless that form is satisfied. The reason therefor. Its connection with public policy. Its absence. Its effect. Nonexistence of the contract; any interested person may invoke its nullity, and the court may declare it of its own motion.
Arabic original
فرض المشرع شكلاً معيناً لعقد من العقود. مفاده. عدم صحته إلا باستيفائه. علة ذلك. اتصاله بالنظام العام. تخلفه. أثره. انعدام العقد ولكل ذي مصلحة التمسك ببطلانه وللمحكمة أن تقضي به من تلقاء نفسها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٧٣/٢٠٠٧ تجاري جلسة ٧/١/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٧ ج ١ ص ٣٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 275. PDF pages: 275.

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