Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2449

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

English translation of the principle

Mutual cancellation of a contract is the parties' mutual agreement to dissolve and eliminate it after its conclusion. Mutual cancellation may be express or implied. Inferring whether it occurred and whether agency existed for its completion or did not exist. A matter of fact independently determined by the court of merits by virtue of its authority to assess evidence and documents, ascertain the meaning of agreements, and investigate the common intention of their parties. The condition thereof.
Arabic original
التقايل عن العقد هو تراضى الطرفين على انحلاله وإزالته بعد إبرامه. جواز أن يكون التقايل صريحاً أو ضمنياً. استخلاص حصوله من عدمه وقيام الوكالة في إتمامه أو نفيها. واقع تستقل به محكمة الموضوع بما لها من سلطة تقدير الأدلة والمستندات واستظهار مدلول الاتفاقات والتقصي عن النية المشتركة لأطرافها. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٩/٢٠٠٢ مدني جلسة ٨/١١/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٥٤٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 452. PDF pages: 452.

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