Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3027

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

English translation of the principle

A void contract produces no effect and cannot be ratified, and the court must declare its nullity of its own motion.
Arabic original
العقد الباطل لا ينتج أثره ولا تلحقه الإجازة وعلى المحكمة أن تقضي ببطلانه من تلقاء نفسها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٤/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ١٤/١/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٧٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 563. PDF pages: 563.

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