Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2801

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

English translation of the principle

The general rule is that a settlement is indivisible. Implication thereof. The nullity or annulment of part of the settlement entails the nullity of the entire contract or its nullity. Its condition. That neither the wording of the contract nor the circumstances indicate that the contracting parties considered the parts of the settlement independent and separate from one another.
Arabic original
الأصل أن الصلح لا يتجزأ. مؤدى ذلك. بطلان جزء من الصلح أو إبطاله يقتضي بطلان العقد كله أو بطلانه. شرطه. ألا تتضمن عبارات العقد أو من الظروف أن المتعاقدين اعتبرا أجزاء الصلح مستقلة ومنفصلة عن بعضها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٥٨، ٦٤/٨٩ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/١٠/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٩٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 519. PDF pages: 519.

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