Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3045

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

English translation of the principle

A request for rescission of a contract. Its condition. Failure by one party to perform its obligation and that the request concern a valid contract. - Sale of a commercial establishment. Its condition. That it be effected by an authentic instrument. Failure thereof. Its effect. The contract is deemed void, has no legal existence, and produces no effect, whether in relation to the contracting parties or third parties; every interested person may invoke its nullity, and the court may declare it of its own motion.
Arabic original
طلب فسخ العقد. شرطه. تخلف أحد طرفيه عن تنفيذ التزامه وأن يرد على عقد صحيح. - بيع المتجر . شرطه. أن يتم بورقة رسمية. تخلف ذلك. أثره. اعتبار العقد باطلاً لا وجود له قانوناً ولا ينتج أثره سواء بالنسبة للمتعاقدين أو الغير ولكل ذي مصلحة التمسك ببطلانه وللمحكمة أن تقضي به من تلقاء نفسها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٤٩/٩٩ مدني جلسة ١٩/٦/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٣٩٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 594.

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