Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3094

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

English translation of the principle

A void contract. A nullity, producing no effect whatsoever from the time of its conclusion. Its implication. Its performance is deemed never to have occurred if it - 575 - Obligation has been performed, requiring the contracting parties to be restored to the position they occupied when contracting, if that is feasible, and each contracting party to recover what he gave.
Arabic original
العقد الباطل. عدم فلا ينتج أثراً ما من وقت إبرامه. مؤدى ذلك. اعتبار تنفيذه كأن لم يكن إن كان - ٥٧٥ - التزام قد تنفذ بما يقتضي إعادة المتعاقدين إلى الحالة التي كانا عليها عند التعاقد إن كان ذلك متيسراً واسترداد كل متعاقد ما أعطاه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٩٥/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ٤/٥/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٧٠٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 575. PDF pages: 575–576.

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