Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3352

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

English translation of the principle

A lease contract containing substantial conditions unusual in an ordinary lease. Its exclusion from the scope of application of the provisions of Law 35/1978 concerning Real Estate Leases. Reason therefor: these conditions constitute a legal presumption that its parties intended to create a contract different from a lease.
Arabic original
عقد الإيجار المشتمل على شروط جوهرية غير مألوفة في الإيجار العادي. خروجه عن نطاق تطبيق أحكام القانون ٣٥/١٩٧٨ في شأن إيجار العقارات. علة ذلك: هذه الشروط قرينة قانونية على انصراف نية طرفيه إلى إنشاء عقد يغاير الإيجار.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣١٣/٢٠٠١ إداري جلسة ٢٢/١٠/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٥٤٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 658.

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