Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2227

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

English translation of the principle

Considering an event to be force majeure. Its condition. That it could not have been foreseen and was impossible to avert. It suffices that the circumstances indicate the possibility of the event occurring for it to be considered capable of signing. The criterion of unforeseeability is objective, not subjective. - Inferring whether or not an event constitutes force majeure. Within the authority of the court of merits.
Arabic original
اعتبار الحادث قوة قاهرة. شرطه. أن يكون من غير الممكن توقعه ومن المستحيل دفعه. كفاية أن تشير الظروف إلى احتمال حصول الحادث لإعتباره ممكن التوقيع. معيار عدم إمكان التوقع موضوعي لا ذاتي. - استخلاص كون الحادث قوة قاهرة من عدمه. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢٤/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ١٥/٥/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٤٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 416. PDF pages: 416.

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