Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1988

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

English translation of the principle

Interpreting and construing contracts and ascertaining the intention of their parties. For the court of merits, which may adopt the meaning conveyed by all their terms taken together, without being bound by the meaning conveyed by a particular phrase.
Arabic original
تفسير العقود وتأويلها والتعرف على مقصود طرفيها. لمحكمة الموضوع ولها الأخذ بما تفيده عباراتها بأكملها في مجموعها دون التقييد بما تفيده عبارة معينة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٩٧/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ٢٤/٩/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٣٧٩)

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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