Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2029

Clarity of the contract's wording in indicating what the contracting parties intended. Its effect. It does not require interpretation. The judge must adopt its apparent meaning without departing from it. The rationale thereof. - Delay penalties in administrative contracts are prescribed to ensure performance of those contracts within the agreed time limits. The administrative authority may impose them of its own motion without being obliged to prove that harm occurred. Its collection of these penalties is subject to its discretion. The rationale thereof: it may assess the circumstances surrounding performance of the contract and the contracting party's circumstances. The effect thereof. An example.