Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3466

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

English translation of the principle

The debtor’s failure to perform his obligation. Its effect. The creditor’s right to obtain judicial authorization to perform it at the debtor’s expense. - The contractor’s performance of his obligation defectively or contrary to the contract. Its effect. The employer’s right, after giving him formal notice, to rescind the contract or obtain judicial authorization to entrust another contractor with completing the work at the first contractor’s expense, whenever the nature of the work permits this. This is confined to the case in which the employer carries out the work without claiming compensation.
Arabic original
عدم تنفيذ المدين لالتزامه.أثره. حق الدائن في الترخيص له من القضاء في تنفيذه على نفقة المدين. - تنفيذ المقاول لالتزامه على وجه معيب أو مخالف للعقد.أثره. حق صاحب العمل بعد إنذاره أن يفسخ العقد أو أن يؤذن من القضاء بأن يعهد إلى مقاول آخر بانجاز العمل على نفقة المقاول الأول متى سمحت طبيعة العمل بذلك. اقتصار ذلك على الحالة التي يقوم فيها صاحب العمل بتنفيذ العمل دون المطالبة بالتعويض.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٤/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٢٦/١٠/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٩٤٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 683.

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