Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3359

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

English translation of the principle

Law No. 35/1978 concerning the Leasing of Real Estate. What falls outside its scope of application. - Interpreting and construing contracts, ascertaining the true relationship and the intent of the contract, and assessing the extent to which the contract contains essential terms unusual in an ordinary lease. Within the authority of the court of merits, provided that it bases its judgment on sound reasons.
Arabic original
القانون رقم ٣٥/١٩٧٨ في شأن إيجار العقارات. ما يخرج من نطاق تطبيقه. - تفسير العقود وتأويلها واستخلاص حقيقة العلاقة والقصد من العقد وتقدير مدى اشتمال العقد على شروط جوهرية غير مألوفة في الإيجار العادي. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع متى أقامت قضاءها على أسباب سائغة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٩٧/٢٠٠٦ تجاري جلسة ١/٤/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ ج ٢ ص ٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 660.

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