Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 557

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

English translation of the principle

A lease falling outside the provisions of Law 35/1978. Consequence thereof. The Civil Code applies thereto. - A fixed-term contract expires upon expiry of its term unless its extension is agreed upon. - Notice to vacate within a specified period. No particular form is required unless it is agreed that such form is required.
Arabic original
خروج عقد الإيجار عن أحكام القانون ٣٥/١٩٧٨ .مؤداه. سريان القانون المدني بشأنه. - العقد المحدد المدة ينتهي بانتهاء مدته ما لم يتفق على امتداده. - التنبيه بالإخلاء في ميعاد معين. لا يشترط فيه شكل خاص ما لم يتفق على اشتراطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣١/١٩٩٤ تجاري جلسة ١/١١/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الأول ص٥٦٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 113. PDF pages: 110.

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