Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3233

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

English translation of the principle

Rescission or automatic dissolution of the contract. The general rule is that it restores the contracting parties to the position they occupied when it was concluded. The exception. Continuing contracts. The rationale: the importance of time in these contracts in determining the obligations arising from them that are to be performed. Its implication. The continuation of the contract for a period before its dissolution produces effects in the past that cannot be removed. Articles 211, 212, 216 of the Civil Code. Expiry of the lease upon expiry of its term:
Arabic original
فسخ العقد أو انفساخه. الأصل أن يُعيد المتعاقدين إلى الحالة التي كانا عليها عند إبرامه. الاستثناء. العقود المستمرة. علة ذلك: أهمية الزمن في هذه العقود لتحديد ما يؤدي من الالتزامات الناشئة عنها. مؤدي ذلك. أن استمرار العقد فترة من الزمن قبل انحلاله ينتج آثاراً في الماضي يتعذر إزالتها. المواد ٢١١، ٢١٢، ٢١٦ مدني. انتهاء الإيجار بانتهاء مدته:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٥٨/٢٠٠٧ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٦/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٩ ج ٢ ص ١٩٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 635.

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