Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2113

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

English translation of the principle

A void contract cannot serve as a basis for claiming any obligations resulting from it. The effect thereof: this nullity extinguishes the contract from the time of its conclusion. The consequence: restoring everything to its original state and each contracting party recovering what he gave. Impossibility thereof for one of the contracting parties. His obligation to render equivalent performance at the request of the other, pursuant to the rule of unjust enrichment. The right to claim it lapses after three years. The condition thereof.
Arabic original
العقد الباطل لا يصلح سبباً للمطالبة بأي التزامات مترتبة عليه. أثر ذلك: أن هذا البطلان يعدم العقد من وقت إبرامه. مؤدي ذلك: إعادة كل شيء إلى أصله واسترداد كل متعاقد ما أعطاه. استحالة ذلك على أحد المتعاقدين. التزامه بالأداء المعادل بناء على طلب الآخر تطبيقاً لقاعدة الإثراء بلا سبب. سقوط الحق في المطالبة به بمضي ثلاث سنوات. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٤٠٥، ٤١٠/٢٠٠٦ تجاري جلسة ٤/٣/٢٠٠٨ - مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٦ ج ١ ص ٢١٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 407. PDF pages: 407.

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