Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3871

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

English translation of the principle

The contractor and engineer guarantee against any total or partial collapse or defect occurring in the buildings they constructed or the fixed installations they erected within ten years from completion of the building or construction. What this guarantee includes in that regard.
Arabic original
المقاول والمهندس يضمنان ما يحدث من تهدم أو خلل كلي أو جزئي فيما شيداه من مبانٍ أو أقاماه من منشآت ثابتة خلال عشر سنوات من وقت إتمام البناء أو الإنشاء. ما يشمله هذا الضمان في ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥١٢/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/٣/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٤٤٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 715. PDF pages: 715.

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