Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2578

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

English translation of the principle

Automatic rescission of the contract. Its effect. Restoring the contracting parties to the position they occupied before the contract. The exception. Contracts of duration, including leases. The reason: time in them is intended for its own sake. The consequence. The effects produced by the contract before rescission remain in existence, and the consideration due for that period has the character of rent. Example. - 475 - Obligation
Arabic original
انفساخ العقد. أثره. إعادة المتعاقدان إلى الحال التي كانا عليها قبل العقد. الاستثناء. عقود المدة ومنها عقد الإيجار. علة ذلك: أن الزمن فيها مقصود لذاته. مؤدى ذلك. أن الآثار التي أنتجها العقد قبل الفسخ تظل قائمة ويكون المقابل المستحق عن هذه المدة له صفة الأجرة. مثال. - ٤٧٥ - التزام
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٥١/٢٠٠٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/١/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ١ ص ١٢٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 475. PDF pages: 475.

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