Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 166

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

English translation of the principle

A contract involving a foreign element. Subject to the law of the state in which the contracting parties' common domicile is located if they share a domicile. The law of the state in which the contract was concluded applies if their domiciles differ, unless the contracting parties agree otherwise. The worker and the company having different domiciles. Its effect. Application of the law of the state in which the employment contract was concluded.
Arabic original
العقد ذو العنصر الأجنبي. خضوعه لقانون الدولة التي يوجد فيها الموطن المشترك للمتعاقدين إذا اتحدا موطناً. سريان قانون الدولة التي تم فيها العقد إن اختلفا فيه ما لم يتفق المتعاقدان على غير ذلك. اختلاف العامل والشركة في الموطن. أثره. سريان قانون الدولة التي تم فيها إبرام عقد العمل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٨/١٩٧٨ عمالي جلسة ١٤/٥/١٩٧٩ مج ٧ س ص ٢٢٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 39. PDF pages: 39.

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