Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2303

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

English translation of the principle

Failure by one contracting party in mutually binding contracts to perform his obligation when it falls due permits the other contracting party, after serving him with formal notice, to request the judge to rescind the contract. Filing an action seeking rescission. Deemed to include formal notice to the defendant. Example.
Arabic original
عدم وفاء أحد المتعاقدين في العقود الملزمة للجانبين بالتزامه عند حلول أجله يجيز للمتعاقد الآخر بعد إعذاره أن يطلب من القاضي فسخ العقد. رفع دعوى بطلب الفسخ. اعتباره متضمناً إعذار المدعى عليه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٠٧/١٩٩٩ تجاري جلسة ١/٥/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٧٢٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 429. PDF pages: 426.

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