Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1827

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

English translation of the principle

Characterizing the contract, ascertaining its true nature and purpose, and determining the rights of its parties. What matters is the actual reality and the common intention to which their wills were directed, without being bound by the description they give it.
Arabic original
تكييف العقد والتعرف على حقيقته ومرماه وتحديد حقوق طرفيه. العبرة فيه بحقيقة الواقع والقصد المشترك الذي انصرفت إليه نيتهما دون التقيد بالوصف الذي يخلعاه عليه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٠١٩/٢٠٠٣، ٣/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ٩/٥/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٥١٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 353. PDF pages: 353.

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