Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3037

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

English translation of the principle

A judgment rescinding a mutually binding contract for one party's failure to fulfill his obligation. Effect: the other contracting party's entitlement to compensation for the damage sustained as a result of rescission. Basis thereof.
Arabic original
الحكم بفسخ العقد الملزم للجانبين لعدم وفاء أحدهما بالتزامه. أثره: أحقية المتعاقد الآخر للتعويض عن الأضرار التي لحقته من جراء الفسخ. أساس ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦/٩٧ تجاري جلسة ١١/١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٣٩٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 593.

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