Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3139

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

English translation of the principle

Giving effect to a void contract. Contrary to public policy. The rationale: where the legislature prescribes a particular form for a contract, it is valid only in that form. The implication thereof. Official form is mandatory to ensure the soundness of the disposition and protect the contracting parties. The legal disposition that is the subject of the agency must satisfy the requirement of official form.
Arabic original
إعمال العقد الباطل. يتنافى مع النظام العام. علة ذلك: أن المشرع إذا فرض شكلاً معيناً للعقد لا يكون صحيحاً إلا بهذا الشكل. مفاد ذلك. أن الرسمية واجبة لضمان سلامة التصرف ولحماية المتعاقدين. وجوب توافر الشكل الرسمي في التصرف القانوني محل الوكالة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٦/٢٠٠٩ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/٦/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٩ ج ٢ ص ٢١٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 585. PDF pages: 585.

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