Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3237

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

English translation of the principle

A provision in the lease that it terminates only upon notice to vacate being given within a specified time. Giving the notice. It is considered a presumption that the intention of the person giving it was not to renew the contract, but it is a rebuttable presumption. The burden of proving the contrary rests on the person asserting it.
Arabic original
النص في عقد الايجار على أنه لا ينتهى إلا بحصول التنبيه بالإخلاء في ميعاد معين. حصول التنبيه. اعتباره قرينة على انصراف نية من وجهه إلى عدم تجديد العقد، ولكنها قرينة قابلة لإثبات العكس. عبء اثبات العكس على من يدعيه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٦/٨٤ تجاري جلسة ١٤/١١/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٣٤١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 636.

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