Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3208

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

English translation of the principle

Nullity of a contract. It extinguishes the contract from the time of its conclusion and removes every effect of its performance. Its implication. Restoring everything to its original state and each contracting party recovering what it gave. Impossibility of this for one contracting party. Its obligation to provide equivalent performance to the other contracting party, pursuant to the rule prohibiting enrichment without cause.
Arabic original
بطلان العقد. يعدمه من وقت إبرامه ويزيل كل أثر لتنفيذه. مقتضاه. إعادة كل شيء إلى أصله واسترداد كل متعاقد ما أعطاه. استحالة ذلك على أحد المتعاقدين. التزامه بتقديم أداء معادل للمتعاقد الآخر إعمالاً لقاعدة عدم جواز الإثراء بلا سبب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٨٦/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ١١/١٠/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس- المجلد الأول ص ٥٦٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 596. PDF pages: 596.

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