Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1239

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The condition for applying the rule that, if a contract is void or annulled, the contracting parties are restored to the position they occupied at the time of the contract is that the person relying upon it request application of its rule.
Arabic original
مناط إعمال قاعدة إذا بطل العقد أو أبطل يعاد المتعاقدان إلى الحالة التي كانا عليها عند العقد أن يطلب من يعتصم بها إعمال حكمها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٨/١٩٩٤ تجاري جلسة ١٨/١٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٨٣٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 230. PDF pages: 227.

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