Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1423

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of the means of duress and their severity, ascertaining the occurrence of gross disparity, and determining whether they were the inducement to contract. Within the authority of the court of the merits. The condition for this.
Arabic original
تقدير وسائل الإكراه ومبلغ جسامتها والتحقق من وقوع الغبن والوقوف على ما إذا كانت هي الدافع إلى التعاقد. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٨٠٤، ٩٨٨/٢٠٠٦ مدني جلسة ١٩/٣/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ ج ١ ص ٤٦٦)

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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