Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2326

The doctrine of unforeseen circumstances. Its condition: the occurrence of an exceptional event of a general nature that was not contemplated and could not have been foreseen at the time of contracting, and that would render performance of the obligation severely onerous for the debtor, threatening him with exorbitant loss. The judge’s authority, in that event, to reduce the onerous obligation to a reasonable limit. - 431 - Obligation