Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2863

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

English translation of the principle

Annulment of the contract. May not be invoked against a particular successor who acquired his right for consideration and in good faith from the other contracting party. Confined to annulment of the contract, not its nullity. Rationale: a void contract is equivalent to nonexistence. Articles 187/1, 189/1 Civil Code.
Arabic original
إبطال العقد. عدم جواز الاحتجاج به في مواجهة الخلف الخاص الذي تلقى حقه معاوضة وبحسُن نية من المتعاقد الآخر. قصره على حالة إبطال العقد دون حالة بطلانه. علة ذلك: العقد الباطل والعدم سواء. المادتان ١٨٧/١، ١٨٩/١ مدني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٧، ٨/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ٣٠/٥/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد السادس ص ٦١٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 556.

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