Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1984

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

English translation of the principle

The trial court has absolute authority to interpret contracts and instruments. The condition for this. That its interpretation not depart from what the apparent meaning of the contract's wording permits and that it base its judgment on sound grounds.
Arabic original
لمحكمة الموضوع السلطة المطلقة في تفسير العقود والمحررات. شرط ذلك. ألا تخرج في تفسيرها عما يحتمله المعنى الظاهر لعبارات العقد وأن تقيم قضائها على أسباب سائغة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٦٥/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ١٩/١١/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٣٧٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 373. PDF pages: 373.

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