Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1829

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

English translation of the principle

The common purpose intended by the contracting parties at the time of agreement. It is the criterion for characterizing contracts and giving them their correct legal description. Ascertaining it and inferring the contracting parties' intention. A matter of fact. The condition for this.
Arabic original
القصد المشترك الذي انصرفت إليه نية العاقدين وقت الاتفاق. هو المناط في تكييف العقود وإعطائها الوصف القانوني الصحيح. التعرف عليه واستخلاص نية العاقدين. موضوعي. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ٢٠/٣/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٥١١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 354. PDF pages: 354.

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