Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3142

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

English translation of the principle

The right to annul a contract. Its lapse if its holder does not invoke it within three years from the time its cause ceases, unless the law provides otherwise, and upon the expiry of fifteen years from the date of its conclusion. A judgment departing from this. An error requiring its cassation.
Arabic original
الحق في إبطال العقد. سقوطه إذا لم يتمسك به صاحبه خلال ثلاث سنوات من وقت زوال سببه مالم يقض القانون خلافه وبمرور خمسة عشر سنة من تاريخ إبرامه. مخالفة الحكم ذلك. خطأ يُوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٩٣/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ٦/١/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الأول ص ١٦)

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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