Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 514

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

English translation of the principle

Application of the provisions of Law 35 of 1978 concerning real property leases to real property, including vacant land leased for residential purposes. Exception for agricultural land and a contract containing essential conditions unusual in an ordinary lease. Rationale. Ascertaining what the contracting parties intended by their contract and assessing the extent to which it contains essential unusual conditions. A matter of fact, so long as reasonable. Example.
Arabic original
سريان أحكام القانون ٣٥ لسنة ١٩٧٨ في شأن إيجار العقارات على العقارات بما في ذلك الأراضي الفضاء المؤجرة للسكن. استثناء الأراضي الزراعية والعقد الذي يتضمن شروطاً جوهرية غير مألوفة في الإيجار العادي. علة ذلك. استخلاص ما عناه المتعاقدان من عقدهما وتقدير مدى اشتماله على شروط جوهرية غير مألوفة. موضوعي. ما دام سائغاً. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٣/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ١٣/١٠/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٧٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 112. PDF pages: 112.

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