Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 515

Contracts containing essential terms unusual in ordinary leases. Their exclusion from the scope of application of Decree-Law 35 of 1978 concerning real estate leases. Article 1 thereof. Its effect. Its subjection to the provisions of the Civil Code. - Termination of the contract upon expiry of the term specified therein. Exception. Agreement to extend it for another term in the absence of notice to vacate within a specified time. Notice addressed by one party to the contract to the other expressing the desire to terminate the contract and not renew it. The lease relationship is severed thereby from the date of its service. Implication thereof. Possession of the disputed premises after expiry of the contractual term and the lack of desire to renew it. Usurpation.