Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1810

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

English translation of the principle

The criterion for characterising an employment contract and distinguishing it from other contracts is the presence of the elements of remuneration and subordination. - The criterion for the existence of a partnership contract is the partners’ intention to participate in its activity involving liability. - Ascertaining the intention to participate. A matter of fact exclusively for the trial judge, provided the determination is sound. - What matters in characterising contracts is what the contracting parties intended. Ascertaining this. Within the trial court’s power.
Arabic original
المناط في تكييف عقد العمل وتمييزه عن غيره من العقود هو بتوافر عنصرا الأجر والتبعية - مناط قيام عقد الشركة توافر نية المشاركة لدى الشركاء في نشاطه ذي تبعة. - تعرف نية المشاركة. واقع يستقل به قاضي الموضوع مادام سائغاً. - العبرة في تكييف العقود هو ما عناه المتعاقدان. تعرف ذلك. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٦، ٧/٩٣ عمالي جلسة ٦/١٢/١٩٩٣ 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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