Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1336

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

English translation of the principle

The court’s authority to interpret and construe the contract. Its condition. Not departing from its wording as a whole and contravening the contracting parties’ intention. Contravention of that. Violation of the law and unsound inference. Example.
Arabic original
سلطة المحكمة في تفسير العقد وتأويله. شرطها. عدم الخروج على عباراته في جملتها ومخالفة قصد العاقدين. مخالفة ذلك. مخالفة للقانون وفساد الاستدلال. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٧/١٩٧٩ تجاري جلسة ١٨/٦/١٩٨٠ مج القسم الأول المجلد الأول ص٨٢٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 210. PDF pages: 207.

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