Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3028

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

English translation of the principle

Nullity of the contract. Its effect. Restoring the contracting parties to the position they occupied at the time of contracting. Impossibility of doing so. Its import. The judge may order equivalent performance. The reason for this. No enrichment without cause.
Arabic original
بطلان العقد. أثره. إعادة المتعاقدين إلى الحالة التي كانا عليها عند التعاقد. استحالة ذلك. مؤداه. للقاضي الإلزام بأداء معادل. علة ذلك. عدم الإثراء بلا سبب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٤/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/١/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول 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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