Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2767

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

English translation of the principle

A suretyship contract is consensual, and the surety's obligation therein is gratuitous. Its implication: the surety's consent must be express. Recording consent in writing. Suffices to make it express.
Arabic original
عقد الكفالة رضائي والتزام الكفيل فيه تبرعي. مؤدي ذلك: وجوب أن يكون رضاء الكفيل صريحاً إثبات الرضاء كتابة. كافٍ لجعله صريحاً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣٧/٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٧/٣/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٣١٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 512. PDF pages: 512.

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