Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2022

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

English translation of the principle

Interpretation of a contract. No particular phrase is considered in isolation from the other phrases. The reason for this: effect must be given - 378 - Obligation to what those phrases convey in their entirety as an interconnected whole, in order to identify their true intended meaning. Example concerning a vehicle lease contract and its inclusion of insurance on the vehicle without insurance on its passengers.
Arabic original
تفسير العقد. لا يعتد فيه بعبارة معينة بمعزل عن غيرها من العبارات. علة ذلك: أنه يجب الأخذ - ٣٧٨ - التزام بما تفيده تلك العبارات بأكملها باعتبارها وحدة مترابطة للتعرف على حقيقة المقصود منها. مثال بشأن عقد إيجار سيارة وتضمنه التأمين عليها دون التأمين على ركابها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٧٤/٢٠٠٦ تجاري جلسة ١/٦/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ٢ ص ٢٣٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 378. PDF pages: 378–379.

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