Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2558

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

English translation of the principle

The express resolutory condition is a prior agreement between the parties that the contract shall be automatically rescinded upon non-performance of the obligations arising from it. Its effect. Depriving the judge of his discretionary authority regarding rescission. The prerequisite for this. The court's verification of the conditions for rescission and the obligation to give effect to it. The creditor's option to seek rescission lapses through his acceptance of performance in a manner inconsistent with the intention to rescind the contract. The judge's disregarding the agreed rescission condition. The creditor's right to invoke judicial rescission remains.
Arabic original
الشرط الفاسخ الصريح هو اتفاق مسبق بين الطرفين على أن يكون العقد مفسوخاً من تلقاء نفسه عند عدم الوفاء بالالتزامات الناشئة عنه. أثره. سلب القاضي سلطته التقديرية بصدد الفسخ. مناط ذلك. تحقق المحكمة من شروط الفسخ ووجوب إعماله. سقوط خيار الدائن في طلب الفسخ بقبوله الوفاء بطريقة تتعارض مع إرادة فسخ العقد. تجاوز القاضي عن شرط الفسخ الاتفاقي. بقاء حق الدائن في التمسك بالفسخ القضائي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٢٤/٢٠٠٨ تجاري جلسة ٣/٣/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٩ ج ١ ص ١٤٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 472. PDF pages: 472.

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