Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3218

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

English translation of the principle

The obligation to render equivalent performance. Its direct source. The rule of unjust enrichment. - 598 - Obligation - Nullity or annulment of the contract. Its effect. Restoring the contracting parties to the position they were in before contracting. Making this in the form of an incidental claim is unnecessary. It is sufficient to request it in the statement of claim.
Arabic original
الالتزام بالأداء المعادل. مصدره المباشر. قاعدة الإثراء بلا سبب. - ٥٩٨ - التزام - بطلان العقد أو إبطاله. أثره. إعادة المتعاقدين إلى الحالة التي كانا عليها قبل التعاقد. إبداء ذلك في صورة طلب عارض غير لازم. كفاية طلبه في صحيفة الدعوى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٩١٨، ٩٢١/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ٨/١٠/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الأول ص ٥٧٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 598. PDF pages: 598–599.

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