Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2054

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

English translation of the principle

Permissibility of proving simulation between contracting parties by all means of proof. Limited to the contracting party against whose interest the fraud was committed. The reason for this. Fraud committed to the detriment of a third party. Its proof in accordance with the general rules of evidence.
Arabic original
جواز إثبات الصورية بين المتعاقدين بكافة طرق الإثبات. اقتصاره على المتعاقد الذي وقع الاحتيال ضد مصلحته. علة ذلك. حصول الاحتيال إضراراً بالغير. إثباته طبقاً للقواعد العامة في الإثبات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧١/٩٦ مدني جلسة ٢٦/٥/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٣٨٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 383. PDF pages: 383.

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