Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2560

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

English translation of the principle

Agreement on an express rescission clause. It does not prevent the trial court from assessing the existence of its grounds, the circumstances preventing its application and all disputes relating to it. Establishment that the debtor’s failure to perform his obligation is attributable to an act or omission of the creditor with the intention of invoking this clause in a manner inconsistent with good faith and integrity in dealings. Its effect. The contract may not be deemed rescinded by application of this clause. The reason therefor. Articles 197, 210, Civil Code.
Arabic original
الاتفاق على الشرط الفاسخ الصريح. لا يحول دون محكمة الموضوع وتقدير توافر موجباته والظروف التي تحول دون إعماله وسائر المنازعات المتعلقة به. ثبوت أن عدم تنفيذ المدين لالتزامه مرده فعل أو امتناع الدائن بقصد التمسك بهذا الشرط بطريقة تتنافى مع حسن النية ونزاهة التعامل. أثره. عدم جواز اعتبار العقد مفسوخاً إعمالاً لهذا الشرط. علة ذلك. المادتان ١٩٧، ٢١٠ مدني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٨٨/٢٠١٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/١١/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٩ ج ٣ ص ١١٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 473. PDF pages: 473.

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