Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1401

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

English translation of the principle

Duress vitiating consent. Direct pressure from a person's will that drives him to accept something under the influence of fear wrongfully instilled in him. - The plea of nullity of the penalty clause because the debtor accepted it for fear of exposure to criminal liability for issuing a cheque without funds. It is not duress vitiating consent. The reason for this. This fear was not instilled wrongfully.
Arabic original
الإكراه المفسد للرضاء. ضغط مباشر من إرادة الشخص ويدفعه لقبول أمر تحت تأثير رهبة تبُعث في نفسه دون وجه حق. - الدفع ببطلان الشرط الجزائي لقبول المدين خشية تعرضه للمسئولية الجزائية لإصداره شيكاً دون رصيد. ليس إكراهاً مفسداً للرضاء. علة ذلك. هذه الرهبة لم تبعث دون وجه حق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١١/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ١٩/١١/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢١٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 288. PDF pages: 288.

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