Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2486

The cause of the obligation in a contract binding on both parties is the other contracting party's obligation. - The general rules governing reciprocal obligations in contracts binding on both parties entitle the party obliged to render a particular performance to withhold performance so long as the other contracting party has not discharged its reciprocal obligations, or to request rescission. - A lease is a contract binding on both parties, imposing on the landlord an obligation to deliver the leased property in return for the tenant's obligation to pay rent on its due dates. Agreement to pay rent in advance entitles the landlord to retain the property or request rescission if payment is not made on time. - Stipulation of an express resolutory clause in the contract. Its consequence. The contract is rescinded without the need for a judgment when its grounds arise. - Ascertaining that the condition has been fulfilled through occurrence of the breach. Entrusted to the trial judge. The condition for this.