Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3226

Nullity of a contract concluded by a non-Kuwaiti for violation of the prohibition contained in the Commercial Law or any other legislation prohibiting him from engaging in trade in Kuwait. Its implication. Restoring everything to its original state and each contracting party recovering what he gave, if that is feasible. Impossibility of this for one of the contracting parties. He may be required to provide the other contracting party with equivalent performance. Its determination by the amount of the benefit accruing to him or the loss suffered by the impoverished party, whichever value is less, in application of the rule prohibiting unjust enrichment as a direct source of obligation.