Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2443

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

English translation of the principle

An agreement mutually to cancel a contract. May be made by express or implied offer and acceptance. Inferring implied mutual cancellation. Within the authority of the court of merits. Its condition. - Inferring whether the amount paid is part of the price for which the contract was concluded definitively and immediately effective, or earnest money entitling each contracting party to withdraw. Within the authority of the court of merits. Its condition.
Arabic original
الاتفاق على التقايل عن العقد. جواز أن يكون بإيجاب وقبول صريحين أو ضمنيين. استخلاص التقايل الضمني. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرطه. - استخلاص ما إذا كان المبلغ المدفوع هو بعض الثمن الذي انعقد به العقد باتاً منجزاً أو أنه عربون يفيد العدول لكل من المتعاقدين. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٨/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ٢١/١٢/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٥٤٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 451. PDF pages: 451.

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