Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1197

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

English translation of the principle

Reduction of an onerous obligation to a reasonable level. A discretionary power of the trial judge. Conditions for its exercise. - Assessment of the extent of hardship suffered by the debtor as a result of the supervening event. Within the authority of the court of merits. The criterion in this respect. Objective. An example concerning the Iraqi aggression.
Arabic original
رد الالتزام المرهق إلى الحد المعقول. رخصة لقاضي الموضوع. شروط إعمالها. - تقدير مدى الإرهاق الذي أصاب المدين من الحادث الطارئ. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. المناط في ذلك. موضوعي. مثال بشأن العدوان العراقي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٣٣٠، ٣٣٤٠/١٩٩٥ تجاري جلسة ١٧/٣/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٤٠٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 229. PDF pages: 229.

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