Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1844

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

English translation of the principle

Novation of an obligation by substitution of the debtor. How it is effected. Its effect. It is treated as performance, whereby the original obligation is extinguished and a new obligation having no connection with the old obligation arises in its place at the same time. The independence of this new obligation in its constituent elements, characteristics, defences, and securities.
Arabic original
تجديد الالتزام بتغيير المدين. كيف يتم. أثره. اعتباره كالوفاء فينقضي به الالتزام الأصلي وينشأ محله في ذات الوقت التزام جديد لا صلة له بالالتزام القديم. استقلال هذا الالتزام الجديد بمقوماته وصفاته ودفوعه وتأميناته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٦/٩٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٧١٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 353. PDF pages: 353.

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