Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 246

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

English translation of the principle

Annulment or nullity of a contract. Its effect. Restoring the contracting parties to the position they occupied at the time of the contract. Impossibility of this. Its consequence is that the judge may require equivalent performance. Its basis.
Arabic original
إبطال أو بطلان العقد. أثره. إعادة المتعاقدين إلى الحالة التي كانا عليها عند العقد. استحالة ذلك. مؤداه للقاضي الالزام بتقديم أداء معادل. أساسه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٤١، ٢٥٠/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ١١/٦/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٤٢٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 58. PDF pages: 58.

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