Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1351

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

English translation of the principle

For a settlement contract to exist, each settling party must reciprocally relinquish part of his claims to resolve an existing dispute or one that may arise between them. Relinquishment by one of them without the other. Does not constitute a settlement. An example.
Arabic original
عقد الصلح يلزم لقيامه نزول كل من المتصالحين عن جزء من ادعاءاته على وجه التقابل حسماً لنزاع قائم أو محتمل قيامه بينهما. النزول عن أحدهما دون الآخر. لا يُعد صلحاً. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦/٨٥ تجاري جلسة ١٣/١١/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٩٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 279. PDF pages: 279.

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