Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2877

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

English translation of the principle

Official form in a gift contract, other than where the gift is accompanied by taking possession of the gifted property, is an essential element of the contract. Absence of official form. Its implication. Absolute nullity of the gift. The effect thereof. Any interested person may invoke its nullity, and the court may declare its nullity of its own motion.
Arabic original
الرسمية في عقد الهبة في غير حالة اقتران الهبة بقبض الموهوب ركن في العقد. تخلف الرسمية. مؤداه. بطلان الهبة بطلاناً مطلقاً. أثر ذلك. لكل ذي مصلحة التمسك ببطلانه وللمحكمة القضاء ببطلانه من تلقاء نفسها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢/٩٣ تجاري جلسة ١٥/١١/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٣١٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 534. PDF pages: 534.

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