Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3231

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

English translation of the principle

Nullity of a contract concluded by a non-Kuwaiti for violation of the prohibition contained in the Commercial Law or any other legislation. Requires restoring everything to its original state and each contracting party recovering what he gave, if feasible. Impossibility of this. The judge may require him to make equivalent performance in the amount of the benefit accruing to him or the loss suffered by the impoverished party. The basis for this. - Determining the amount of the benefit or loss. For the court of merits. The condition for this. Example.
Arabic original
بطلان العقد الذي يبرمه غير الكويتي لمخالفة الحظر الوارد بقانون التجارة أو أي تشريع آخر. يقتضى إعادة كل شيء إلى أصله واسترداد كل متعاقد ما أعطاه إن كان متيسراً. استحالة ذلك. جاز للقاضي أن يلُزمه بأداء معادل بمقدار ما عاد عليه من نفع أو ما لحق المفتقر من خسارة. أساس ذلك. - تحديد مقدار النفع أو الخسارة. لمحكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٤٧/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ٦/١٢/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ ج ٣ ص ٢٧٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 601. PDF pages: 601.

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