Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1428

Duress vitiating consent. It arises by threatening the coerced person with grave, imminent danger to his person or property, or by using other means of pressure that he cannot withstand, resulting in fear inducing him to acknowledge acceptance of what he would not voluntarily accept. Determining whether duress exists. A factual matter independently assessed by the trial judge. Its condition. Basing his judgment on reasonable grounds sufficient to support it. Example concerning a reasonable inference for rejecting a plea of duress in signing. Exploitation: