Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1918

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

English translation of the principle

The judge’s intervention to interpret the contract in the manner considered closest to the contracting parties’ intention and most faithful to its purpose. The criterion for this: when they have not chosen wording expressing their true intention, or their expressions are surrounded by circumstances favouring construing their meaning as another. What guides interpretation. - 364 - Obligation
Arabic original
تدخل القاضي لتفسير العقد بما يراه أدنى إلى قصد العاقدين وأوفى بمرادها. مناط ذلك: يكون عند عدم تخيرهما اللفظ المعبر عن حقيقة قصدهما أو أحاط بعباراتهما من الملابسات مما يرجح معه حمل معناها على آخر. ما الذي يستهدي به من التفسير. - ٣٦٤ - التزام
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٤/٨٧ مدني جلسة ١٩/١٠/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٣٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 364. PDF pages: 364.

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