Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1847

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

English translation of the principle

Novation of an obligation. Its manner: specifying the debt in its subject matter or its source, or changing the debtor. - Novation is not presumed. Its implication. The intention to novate must be express and clear in the contract.
Arabic original
تجديد الالتزام. كيفيته: تحديد الدين في محله أو في مصدره أو تغيير المدين. - التجديد لا يفترض. مؤداه. نية التجديد يجب أن تكون صريحة وواضحة في العقد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦٥/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ١٠/٦/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٧١٣)

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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