Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1918

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

English translation of the principle

Release is a legal disposition involving waiver of the debt or part thereof without consideration. No particular form is required for it. - Inferring the existence or absence of an intention to release is a matter of fact within the exclusive competence of the court of merits, provided its inference is sound.
Arabic original
الإبراء تصرف قانوني يتضمن النزول عن الدين أو جزء منه بغير مقابل. لا يشترط فيه شكل خاص. - استخلاص توافر نية الإبراء أو انتفائها من مسائل الواقع التي تستقل بها محكمة الموضوع متى كان استخلاصها سائغاً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٩/٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٨/٣/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ١٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 365. PDF pages: 365.

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