Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2614

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

English translation of the principle

Form is not an essential element of a contract unless the law or the contracting parties stipulate otherwise. This applies to agreements arranged by the contract, whether preceding or subsequent. Absence of form. Its effect. Nullity of the contract or the agreement connected with it.
Arabic original
الشكل ليس ركناً في العقد ما لم يشترط القانون أو المتعاقدان ذلك. سريان ذلك على الاتفاقات المرتبة بالعقد سابقة كانت أو لاحقة. تخلف الشكل. أثره. بطلان العقد أو الاتفاق المرتبط به.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩١/٨٥ تجاري جلسة ١٥/١/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٧٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 482. PDF pages: 482.

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