Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1454

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

English translation of the principle

The essence of fraudulent misrepresentation. A stratagem directed at the contracting party with the intention of deceiving him and making him believe something contrary to reality and truth to induce him to consent to the contract. When lying and concealment rise to the level of such a stratagem.
Arabic original
قوام التدليس. حيلة توجه للمتعاقد بقصد تغريره وجعله يعتقد أمراً يخالف الواقع والحقيقة لدفعه لارتضاء العقد. متى يرقى الكذب والكتمان إلى درجة هذه الحيلة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٥/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٧/٢/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢١٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 295. PDF pages: 295.

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