Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1960

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

English translation of the principle

The trial judge may interpret an approved settlement agreement. The condition thereof. The interpretation must not depart from the apparent meaning of its terms and must adhere to the rule that a waiver contained in a settlement agreement must be narrowly construed.
Arabic original
لقاضي الموضوع تفسير عقد الصلح المصدق عليه. شرط ذلك. ألا يخرج في تفسيره عن المعنى الظاهر لعباراته ويلتزم بقاعدة أن التنازل الذي يتضمنه عقد الصلح يجب تفسيره تفسيراً ضيقاً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٢/٩٤ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٩/٣/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٤٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 370. PDF pages: 370.

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