Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 481

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

English translation of the principle

Relationships involving a foreign element in which the contracting parties have different domiciles. The law of the state in which the contract was concluded applies to the contract unless the parties agree otherwise.
Arabic original
العلاقات ذات العنصر الأجنبي والتي يختلف فيها موطن المتعاقدين. سريان قانون الدولة التي تم فيها التعاقد على العقد ما لم يتفق الطرفان على غير ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٠٨/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ١٩/١٠/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد التاسع ص ٣٧٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 104. PDF pages: 104.

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