Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2217

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

English translation of the principle

Performance in kind is the rule. Resort is not had to its substitute unless compensation in kind is impossible. Establishing impossibility. A factual matter within the exclusive authority of the judge of merits.
Arabic original
التنفيذ العيني هو الأصل. لا يعار إلى عوضه إلا إذا استحال التعويض عيناً. استخلاص الاستحالة. واقع يستقل به قاضي الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣/٨١ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/١٢/١٩٨١ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٣١١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 415. PDF pages: 415.

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