Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3109

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

English translation of the principle

A void contract. It produces no effect from the time of its conclusion. Its meaning. Its performance is deemed never to have occurred, the contracting parties are restored to the position they occupied at the time of the contract, and each recovers what he paid without legal entitlement. Article 184, Civil Code. Example of the nullity of a share sale contract.
Arabic original
العقد الباطل. لا ينتج أثراً من وقت إبرامه. مفاد ذلك. اعتبار تنفيذه كأن لم يكن وإعادة المتعاقدين إلى الحالة التي كانا عليها عند العقد واسترداد كل منهما ما دفع بغير حق. م ١٨٤ مدني. مثال لبطلان عقد بيع أسهم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٧٣/٢٠٠٦ تجاري جلسة ٦/٤/٢٠٠٨ - مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٦ ج ٢ ص ٣٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 578. PDF pages: 578.

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