Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3138

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. Extinguishing the contract from the time of its conclusion, so that an effect of its performance disappears if it has been performed. Its implication: restoring everything to its original state and recovery by each contracting party of what he gave. Impossibility thereof. The judge may order the person for whom it is impracticable to provide equivalent performance. - 584 - Obligation
Arabic original
بطلان العقد. أثره. إعدام العقد من وقت إبرامه فيزول أثر لتنفيذه إن كان قد نفذ. مؤدي ذلك: إعادة كل شيء إلى أصله واسترداد كل متعاقد ما أعطاه. استحالة ذلك. للقاضي أن يلزم من تعذر بالأداء المعادل. - ٥٨٤ - التزام
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٠٠/٢٠٠٨ تجاري جلسة ٥/٦/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٩ ج ٢ ص ١٤١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 584. PDF pages: 584.

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