Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2601

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

English translation of the principle

Conversion of a contract adjudged void into another contract that the contracting parties would have intended had they known of the nullity of the contract they originally intended to conclude. Requesting this for the first time on appeal. A new claim. Inadmissible. Article 144 of the Law of Procedure.
Arabic original
تحوّل العقد المقضي ببطلانه إلى عقد آخر يريده المتعاقدان لو علما ببطلان العقد الذي قصدا في الأصل إبرامه. طلبه لأول مرة أمام الاستئناف. طلب جديد. غير مقبول. م ١٤٤ مرافعات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٠/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٤/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٥٦٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 480. PDF pages: 480.

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