Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3016

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

English translation of the principle

Nullity or annulment of a contract. Its import. Extinguishing the contract from the time of its conclusion. Restoring the contracting parties to their position before contracting. Impossibility thereof permits the judge to order equivalent performance. - Nullity of a non-Kuwaiti's commercial contract does not preclude him from claiming his rights on the basis of unjust enrichment.
Arabic original
بطلان العقد أو إبطاله. مؤداه. إعدام العقد منذ إبرامه. إعادة العاقدين إلى ما كانا عليه قبل التعاقد. استحالة ذلك يجيز للقاضي الإلزام بأداء معادل. - بطلان العقد التجاري لغير الكويتي لا يحول دون مطالبته بحقوقه على أساس الإثراء بلا سبب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٨/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٨/١١/١٩٩٣ 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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