Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1849

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 condition. Both the old and the new obligations must be free from grounds of nullity. Reason therefor. The old obligation's being void entails the nullity of the new obligation for absence of its cause, so no novation occurs; nullity of the new obligation leaves the old obligation subsisting.
Arabic original
تجديد الالتزام . شرطه . خلو الالتزامين القديم والجديد من أسباب البطلان . علة ذلك . كون الالتزام القديم باطلاً يستتبع بطلان الالتزام الجديد لتخلف سببه فلا يقع التجديد، بطلان الالتزام الجديد يبقى الالتزام القديم قائماً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٢/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ٦/١١/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٤٥٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 354. PDF pages: 354.

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