Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1159

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The debtor's failure to perform its contractual obligation. A fault giving rise to its liability, which it can avert only by proving that non-performance is attributable to force majeure, an external cause, or the fault of the other contracting party.
Arabic original
عدم تنفيذ المدين لالتزامه التعاقدي. خطأ يرتب مسئوليته لا يدرأها عنه إلا إذا أثبت أن عدم التنفيذ يرجع إلى قوة قاهرة أو سبب أجنبي أو بخطأ المتعاقد الآخر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٠٣/٢٠٠٦ تجاري جلسة ١٥/١/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ١ ص ٥٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 221. PDF pages: 221.

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