Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1369

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of consideration for use as compensation equivalent to the benefit received by the contracting party who has become unable to restore in kind what he gained as a result of the void contract, although within the authority of the court of merits, is conditional upon its being based on reasonable grounds and upon the elements relied upon in its assessment leading to the conclusion reached. Failure of this. Its effect. Cassation of the judgment. An example. - 215 - Civil Procedure
Arabic original
تقدير مقابل الانتفاع باعتباره تعويضاً معادلاً للمنفعة التي استوفاها المتعاقد الذي استحال عليه أن يرد عيناً ما أفاد به نتيجة العقد الباطل وإن كان من سلطة محكمة الموضوع إلا أنه مشروط بإقامته على أسباب سائغة وأن تكون العناصر التي استند إليها في تقديره مؤدية إلى النتيجة التي انتهى إليها. تخلف ذلك. أثره. تمييز الحكم. مثال. - ٢١٥ - المرافعات
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٦/١٩٩٧ مدني جلسة ٤/٥/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٢٥٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 215. PDF pages: 212.

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