Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1998

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

English translation of the principle

The court of merits. It has the power to interpret the wording of contracts and disputed terms in the manner it considers most faithful to the intention of their contracting parties, guided by the facts and circumstances of the case. The condition for this. Its interpretation must be one that their wording admits and must not depart from their apparent meaning as a whole, regarded as a connected, cohesive unit.
Arabic original
محكمة الموضوع. لها سلطة تفسير عبارات العقود والشروط المختلف عليها بما تراه أوفى بمقصود عاقديها مستهدية في ذلك بواقع الدعوى وظروفها. شرط ذلك. أن يكون تفسيرها مما تحتمله عباراتها ولا خروج فيه على المعنى الظاهر في جملتها باعتبارها وحدة متصلة متماسكة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٠/٢٠٠٢ عمالي جلسة ١٠/١١/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٥١٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 375. PDF pages: 375.

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