Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1809

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

English translation of the principle

The criterion for characterising the contract, identifying its true purpose and determining the rights of the parties. What the contracting parties intended. Correct legal characterisation. A question of law subject to review by the Court of Tamyir.
Arabic original
المناط في تكييف العقد والتعرف على حقيقة مرماه وتحديد حقوق الطرفين. بما عناه العاقدان. التكييف القانوني الصحيح. مسألة قانون تخضع لرقابة محكمة التميير.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢/٩٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/١٠/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٣٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 351. PDF pages: 351.

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