Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2237

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

English translation of the principle

Annulment or nullity of the contract. Its effect. Restoration of the contracting parties to the position they were in at the time of contracting. Impossibility thereof. Its implication. The judge may order equivalent performance. Its basis. Tortious liability.
Arabic original
إبطال أو بطلان العقد. أثره. إعادة المتعاقدين إلى الحالة التي كانا عليها عند العقد. استحالة ذلك. مؤداه. للقاضي الالزام بتقديم أداء معادل. أساسه. المسئولية التقصيرية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٤١، ٢٥٠/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ١١/٦/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٤٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 417. PDF pages: 417.

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