Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2004

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

English translation of the principle

Interpretation and construction of contracts. Must accord with the contracting parties’ intention and with the facts and circumstances of the action, without being confined, in interpreting disputed terms, to the meaning conveyed by a particular phrase in the instrument. It is necessary to adopt what - 375 - Obligation its wording conveys in its entirety and as a whole, on the basis that the terms of the contract interpret one another.
Arabic original
تفسير العقود وتأويلها. وجوب أن يتوافق مع مقصود المتعاقدين وطبقاً لوقائع الدعوى وظروفها دون التقيد في تفسير الشروط المختلف عليها بما تفيده عبارة معينة في المحرر. وجوب الأخذ بما - ٣٧٥ - التزام تفيده عباراته بأكملها وفي مجموعها باعتبار أن شروط العقد تفسر بعضها بعضاً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٠٨/٢٠٠٣ عمالي جلسة ١٩/١٠/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٥١٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 375. PDF pages: 375–376.

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