Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1651

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

English translation of the principle

A lease is a contract binding on both parties, imposing on the lessor an obligation to deliver the leased property in return for the lessee's obligation to pay rent on its due dates. An agreement to pay rent in advance authorizes the lessor to withhold the property or seek rescission in the event of failure to pay on time. - Stipulation of an express resolutory clause in the contract. Its implication. The contract is dissolved without the need for a judgment to that effect when the grounds for it arise. - Determining that the condition has arisen through the occurrence of the breach. Entrusted to the trial judge. The condition for that.
Arabic original
عقد الإيجار من العقود الملزمة للجانبين يرتب في ذمة المؤجر التزاماً بتسليم المأجور مقابل التزام المستأجر بدفع الأجرة في مواعيدها. الاتفاق على سداد الأجرة مقدماً يخوّل للمؤجر حبس العين أو طلب الفسخ في حالة عدم السداد في الميعاد. - النص على الشرط الفاسخ الصريح بالعقد. مؤداه. انفساخ العقد دون حاجة للحكم به عند قيام أسبابه. - استظهار قيام الشرط بتحقق المخالفة. منوط بقاضي الموضوع. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٠/٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/٩/١٩٩١ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٥٧٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 315. PDF pages: 315.

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