Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3042

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

English translation of the principle

The legislature's prescription of a particular form for a contract or its amendment. Aimed at a public interest connected with public policy. Absence of the formality. Its effect. Nonexistence of the contract or amendment
Arabic original
فرض المشرع شكلاً معيناً لأحد العقود أو لتعديله. استهداف مصلحة عامة تتصل بالنظام العام. تخلف الشكلية. أثره. انعدام العقد أو التعديل
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٩/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/٣/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٤٠١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 565. PDF pages: 565.

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