Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 252

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

English translation of the principle

The nullity or annulment of a contract. Its import. Its extinction retroactive to the time of its conclusion. The consequence thereof: restoring the contracting parties to their positions at the time of the contract, if feasible. Impossibility thereof. Its effect: an order for equivalent performance is permissible. - 58 - Obligation
Arabic original
بطلان العقد أو إبطاله. مؤداه. إعدامه إعداماً يستند إلى وقت إبرامه. مقتضى ذلك: إعادة المتعاقدين إلى ما كانا عليه عند العقد إن تيسر. استحالة ذلك. أثرها جواز الالزام بأداء معادل. - ٥٨ - التزام
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠٢/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٢/٦/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٤٣١)

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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