Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2591

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

English translation of the principle

Express resolutory clause. Its meaning. The contract is rescinded automatically if the debtor breaches his obligation, without the need to bring an action for rescission. Its condition. Its wording must expressly and conclusively indicate the contracting parties' intention, so as to require rescission inevitably and automatically upon the occurrence of the breach warranting it. The reason for this: so that it is not a repetition of the implied resolutory condition prescribed by operation of law in contracts binding on both parties. - Ascertaining whether or not an express resolutory clause exists in the contract. A matter of fact. Its condition.
Arabic original
الشرط الفاسخ الصريح. مؤداه. أن فسخ العقد يقع من تلقاء نفسه إذا أخل المدين بالتزامه دون حاجة لرفع دعوى الفسخ. شرطه. أن تكون صيغته صريحة قاطعة الدلالة على قصد المتعاقدين فيوجب الفسخ حتماً ومن تلقاء نفسه عند تحقق المخالفة الموجبة له. علة ذلك: حتى لا يكون ترديداً للشرط الفاسخ الضمني المقرر بحكم القانون في العقود الملزمة للجانبين. - استظهار وجود الشرط الفاسخ الصريح للعقد من عدمه. موضوعي. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٥٩، ١٦٠/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٨/١٢/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٥٦٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 478. PDF pages: 478.

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