Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1814

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

English translation of the principle

The criterion for legally characterizing the contract and ascertaining its true purpose. What the contracting parties intended.
Arabic original
المناط في تكييف العقد والتعرف على حقيقة مرماه. بما عناه العاقدان.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠١/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٧/١١/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٣١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 352. PDF pages: 352.

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