Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3946

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

English translation of the principle

Mutual rescission of a contract. Its nature: an agreement between its parties, after its conclusion and before its termination, to cancel it by express or implied offer and acceptance. - The party asserting that mutual rescission occurred must prove it. - The defence to which the court must respond. Its nature. - A manifestly invalid defence. The court is not at fault if it does not respond to it.
Arabic original
التقايل عن العقد. ماهيته: اتفاق طرفيه بعد إبرامه وقبل انقضائه على إلغائه بإيجاب وقبول صريحين أو ضمنيين. - المتمسك بحصول التقايل. عليه أن يقيم الدليل عليه. - الدفاع الذي تلتزم المحكمة بالرد عليه. ماهيته. - الدفاع الظاهر البطلان. لا على المحكمة إن لم ترد عليه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٥٩، ١٦٠/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٨/١٢/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص٣٨٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 735. PDF pages: 732.

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