Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2655

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

English translation of the principle

A continuing contract. Its termination by notice and unilateral will pursuant to its provisions puts an end only to future effects. Its implication. Termination does not impair the contract itself or its existence, nor erase it, and it remains in existence with its conditions.
Arabic original
العقد الزمني. إنهاؤه بالإخطار وبإرادة منفردة تطبيقاً لنصوصه يضع حداً للآثار المستقبلية فحسب. مؤداه. الإنهاء لا يخل بالعقد ذاته أو وجوده ولا يمحوه ويبقى قائماً بشروطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤/١٩٧٢ تجاري جلسة ١٨/٤/١٩٧٣- مج ٧ س ص ١٩٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 490. PDF pages: 490.

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