Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1616

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

English translation of the principle

Fraudulent misrepresentation is considered one of the harmful acts characterised as a civil wrong. Its effect. Its perpetrator remains liable for what he committed under the rules of tort liability whenever its elements are present, notwithstanding the other contracting party's ratification of the contract, as the sources of liability are multiple. The condition for this: that the ratification does not entail a waiver of this liability.
Arabic original
التدليس يعتبر من الأفعال الضارة التي تلحق بها صفة التقصير المدني. أثره. بقاء مرتكبه مسئؤلاً عما وقع منه استناداً لأحكام المسئولية التقصيرية متى توافرت مقوماتها رغم إجازة المتعاقد الآخر للعقد إذ تعددت مصادر المسئولية. شرط ذلك: أن لا تنطوي الإجازة على إسقاط لهذه المسئولية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٠٤/٢٠٠٩ مدني جلسة ٢/٥/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٩ ج ٢ ص ٢٨٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 320. PDF pages: 320.

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