Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1838

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

English translation of the principle

The criterion for characterizing contracts: the common purpose intended by the contracting parties when concluding the contract. The trial court may ascertain this purpose from the circumstances and particulars of the case, provided it traces it to indications and grounds that rationally lead to it and neither contradict what is established in the papers nor depart from the apparent meaning of the contract’s wording. Example.
Arabic original
المناط في تكييف العقود: بالقصد المشترك الذي انصرفت إليه نية العاقدين وقت إبرام العقد. لمحكمة الموضوع استظهار هذا القصد من ظروف الدعوى وملابساتها متى ردته إلى شواهد وأسانيد تؤدي إليه عقلاً وغير مخالفة للثابت بالأوراق أو خارجة عن المعنى الظاهر لعبارات العقد. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٥/٢٠١٠ تجاري جلسة ١٥/٢/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون - ٣٩ ج ١ ص ١٠٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 355. PDF pages: 355.

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