Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1528

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

English translation of the principle

Mistake permitting a request for annulment of a contract. It must be fundamental. When it is so. And the other contracting party must in turn have fallen into the same mistake. Article 147/1 of the Civil Code. An example of the impermissibility of requesting annulment of a contract for mistake.
Arabic original
الغلط الذي يجيز طلب إبطال العقد. وجوب أن يكون جوهرياً. متى يكون كذلك. وأن يكون المتعاقد الآخر قد وقع بدوره في نفس الغلط. المادة ١٤٧/١ من القانون المدني. مثال لعدم جواز طلب إبطال العقد للغلط.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٤/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٦/٥/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٤٩٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 307. PDF pages: 307.

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