Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2684

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

English translation of the principle

A sale contract. A consensual contract. It is formed merely by the exchange of two matching expressions of intention concerning the sale, the thing sold and the price. No particular form is required for its formation. Its condition. That the subject matter of the sale not contravene the law or public order and morals.
Arabic original
عقد البيع. عقد رضائي. انعقاده بمجرد تبادل إرادتين متطابقتين على البيع والمبيع والثمن. عدم استلزام شكل معين لانعقاده. شرطه. عدم مخالفة محل البيع للقانون أو النظام العام والآداب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٠/٢٠٠١ مدني جلسة ٨/٤/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٦٦٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 521.

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