Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3048

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

English translation of the principle

A void contract cannot serve as a basis for any claim. The reason. - The consequence of the contract's nullity: restoring everything to its original state and each contracting party recovering what he gave. Impossibility or impracticability thereof. Equivalent performance may be ordered.
Arabic original
العقد الباطل لا يصلح سبباً لأي مطالبة. علة ذلك. - مؤدى بطلان العقد: إعادة كل شيء إلى أصله واسترداد كل متعاقد ما أعطاه. استحالة ذلك أو تعذره. جواز الحكم بأداء معادل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٦/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١٢/١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٤٠٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 566. PDF pages: 566.

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