Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2616

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

English translation of the principle

A formal contract. Neither it nor any amendment thereto is valid unless that form is observed. This concerns public policy. Effect of absence of the form. Non-existence of the contract or its amendment. Any interested person may invoke it, and the court may rule on it of its own motion.
Arabic original
العقد الشكلي. لا يصح وما يرد عليه من تعديل إلا بتوافر هذا الشكل. اتصال ذلك بالنظام العام. أثر تخلف الشكل. انعدام العقد أو تعديله. لكل ذي مصلحة التمسك به وللمحكمة أن تقضي به من تلقاء نفسها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٧/٨٥ تجاري جلسة ٥/٢/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٧٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 483. PDF pages: 483.

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