Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1791

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

English translation of the principle

Characterisation of the contract and ascertainment of the contracting parties' intention. Within the authority of the court of merits to state in its judgment the considerations upon which it relied and for those considerations to be reasonable.
Arabic original
تكييف العقد واستظهار قصد المتعاقدين. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع أن تبين في حكمها الاعتبارات التي استندت إليها وأن تكون هذه الاعتبارات سائغة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦/٨٥ تجاري جلسة ١٣/١١/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٠٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 349. PDF pages: 349.

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