Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3015

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

English translation of the principle

An allegation that part of a contract is void. Whoever alleges nullity must establish proof that the void part is inseparable from the entirety of the contract. The effect of failure to do so. The remainder of the contract remains valid as an independent contract, and nullity is confined to the void part alone.
Arabic original
الادعاء ببطلان شق من العقد. على من يدعي البطلان. إقامة الدليل على أن الشق الباطل لا ينفصل عن جملة التعاقد. أثر تخلف ذلك. يظل ما بقي من العقد صحيحاً باعتباره عقداً مستقلاً ويقتصر البطلان على الشق الباطل وحده.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦/٩٢ عمالي جلسة ٢٨/٦/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٧٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 562. PDF pages: 562.

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