Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 277

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

English translation of the principle

Nullity of a contract. Extinguishes it from the time of its conclusion and removes every effect of its performance. Its consequence. Restoring everything to its original state and each contracting party recovering what it gave. Impossibility of this for one contracting party. Its obligation to render equivalent performance to the other contracting party pursuant to the rule prohibiting enrichment without cause. - Requesting equivalent performance for the first time before the Court of Appeal. Permissible while the subject matter of the original claim remains unchanged. Article 144/3 of the Law of Procedure.
Arabic original
بطلان العقد. يعدمه من وقت إبرامه ويزيل كل أثر لتنفيذه. مقتضاه. إعادة كل شئ إلى أصله واسترداد كل متعاقد ما أعطاه. استحالة ذلك على أحد المتعاقدين. التزامه بتقديم أداء معادل للمتعاقد الآخر إعمالاً لقاعدة عدم جواز الإثراء بلا سبب. - طلب الأداء المعادل لأول مرة أمام محكمة الاستئناف. جائز مع بقاء موضوع الطلب لأصلي على حاله. م ١٤٤/٣ مرافعات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٨٦/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ١١/١٠/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٩٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 63. PDF pages: 63.

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