Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2491

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

English translation of the principle

Agreed rescission occurs by virtue of the agreement. An express resolutory condition brings about rescission automatically upon breach of the obligation. An implied resolutory condition. Its effect. Rescission is subject to the judge’s discretion; he may decline to order rescission, and the debtor may avert it by tendering the debt. - Assessment of whether the grounds for rescission are sufficient, and negation or establishment of default on the part of the party seeking rescission. Within the authority of the court of merits.
Arabic original
الفسخ الاتفاقي يقع بحكم الاتفاق. الشرط الصريح الفاسخ يرتب الفسخ حكماً بمجرد حصول الإخلال بالالتزام. الشرط الفاسخ الضمني. أثره. خضوع الفسخ لتقدير القاضي فله ألاّ يقضي بالفسخ وللمدين أن يتقاداه بعرض الدين. - تقدير كفاية أسباب الفسخ من عدمه ونفي التقصير عن طالب الفسخ أو إثباته. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٠/٩٣ تجاري جلسة ١٠/٥/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٩١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 460. PDF pages: 460.

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