Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1183

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

English translation of the principle

Considering an event force majeure. Condition: impossibility of foreseeing it and impossibility of averting it. Assessment thereof. A matter for the trial court. Example.
Arabic original
اعتبارالحادث قوة قاهرة. شرطه: عدم إمكان توقعه واستحالة دفعه. تقدير ذلك. موضوعي. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨٨/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ٣/١١/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٩٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 226. PDF pages: 226.

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