Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1468

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

English translation of the principle

Fraudulent inducement. Its nature. Causing a contracting party to fall into a mistake that induces him to contract. Its effect. Rendering the contract voidable. - Lying and concealment. The legislature has placed them on the same footing as a stratagem whenever they constitute a breach of a special duty of truthfulness or disclosure imposed by law, agreement, the nature of the transaction, or special confidence. - Inferring the elements of fraud and assessing what proves it and what does not. A factual matter for the court of fact. Its condition.
Arabic original
التدليس. ماهيته. إيقاع المتعاقد في غلط يدفعه إلى التعاقد. أثره. جعل العقد قابلاً للإبطال. - الكذب والكتمان. جعلهما المشرع في مقام الحيلة كلما جاء إخلالا بواجب خاص في الصدق أو المصارحة يفرضه القانون أو الاتفاق أو طبيعة المعاملة أو الثقة الخاصة. - استخلاص عناصر الغش وتقدير ما يثبت به وما لا يثبت. واقع لمحكمة الموضوع. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٩٩، ١٢١/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/١٢/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٤٩٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 297. PDF pages: 297.

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