Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1738

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

English translation of the principle

Alleging the nullity of part of a contract. The party alleging nullity must establish that the void part is inseparable from the entirety of the contractual arrangement. The effect thereof. The remainder of the contract remains valid as an independent contract, and nullity is confined to the void part alone.
Arabic original
الادعاء ببطلان شق من العقد. على من يدعي البطلان إقامة الدليل على أن الشق الباطل لا ينفصل عن جملة التعاقد. أثر ذلك. يظل ما بقي من العقد صحيحاً باعتباره عقداً مستقلاً ويقتصر البطلان على الشق الباطل وحده.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦/١٩٩٢ عمالي جلسة ٢٨/٦/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 276. PDF pages: 273.

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