Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3301

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of compensation for use as compensation equivalent to the benefit obtained by the contracting party who became unable to restore in kind what he received under the void contract, although within the authority of the court of merits, is conditional upon its being based on cogent reasons and upon the elements relied upon in its assessment leading to the conclusion reached. Failure to satisfy this. Its effect. Cassation of the challenged judgment. An example. - 648 - Lease
Arabic original
تقدير مقابل الانتفاع باعتباره تعويضاً معادلاً للمنفعة التي استوفاها المتعاقد الذي استحال عليه أن يرد عيناً ما أفاد به نتيجة العقد الباطل وإن كان من سلطة محكمة الموضوع إلا أنه مشروط بإقامته على أسباب سائغة وأن تكون العناصر التي استند إليها في تقديرها مؤدية إلى النتيجة التي انتهى إليها. تخلف ذلك. أثره. تمييز الحكم المطعون فيه. مثال. - 648 - إيجار
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٦/٩٧ مدني جلسة ٤/٥/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٥٣٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 648.

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