Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3017

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

English translation of the principle

Nullity extinguishes the contract with effect dating back to the time of its conclusion. Effect thereof. - Impossibility for a contracting party to make restitution to the other upon the nullity of the contract. The judge may order him to render an equivalent.
Arabic original
البطلان يعدم العقد إعداماً يستند لوقت إبرامه. أثر ذلك. - استحالة الرد على المتعاقد إلى الآخر عند بطلان العقد. للقاضي إلزامه بأداء معادل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨١/٩٣ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/١/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٧١)

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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