Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1422

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

English translation of the principle

Performance is a legal act and is therefore subject to the rules applicable to legal acts as regards validity and nullity. Effect thereof. It must emanate from a person with legal capacity, be free of defects of consent, and have an object and a cause.
Arabic original
الوفاء هو من التصرفات القانونية فيسري عليه ما يسري عليها من الأحكام من حيث الصحة والبطلان. أثره. وجوب أن يكون صادراً عن ذي أهلية خالياً من عيوب الرضاء وأن يكون له محل وسبب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٥٧/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ٣/١/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٤٩٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 290. PDF pages: 290.

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