Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1975

Termination of the contract for works by impossibility of performance for a reason beyond either party’s control. Effect thereof. The obligations of both parties are extinguished, the contract for works is rescinded automatically, and the contractor is entitled to compensation under the principle of unjust enrichment, recovering from the employer compensation for the value of what he has expended and the remuneration to which he is entitled, within the limits of the benefit accruing to the employer. - 374 - Obligation