Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2006

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

English translation of the principle

Interpreting contracts and disputed terms and deriving what it considers most faithful to the contracting parties’ intention. Within the trial court’s authority. The condition for this. - Clear wording of instruments and contracts may not be departed from through interpretation to ascertain their authors’ intention. The reason: no weight is given to implication in the face of an express statement. Example.
Arabic original
تفسير العقود والشروط المختلف عليها واستخلاص ما تراه أوفى بمقصود عاقديها. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك. - عبارات المحررات والعقود الواضحة لايجوز الانحراف عنها عن طريق تفسيرها للتعرف على إرادة محرريها. علة ذلك: أنه لا عبرة في الدلالة في مقابل التصريح. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٣٠٢، ١٣٢٠/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/٤/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٥١٨)

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

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