Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 279

The nullity of a contract concluded by a non-Kuwaiti for contravening the prohibition contained in the Commercial Code or any other legislation prohibiting him from engaging in trade in Kuwait. Its consequence. Restoring everything to its original state and each contracting party recovering what he gave, if that is feasible. This being impossible for either contracting party. He may be required to render equivalent performance to the other contracting party. Its determination by the amount of benefit he received or the loss sustained by the impoverished party, whichever value is lower, in application of the rule prohibiting enrichment without cause as a direct source of obligation. Example.