Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2137

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

English translation of the principle

An express rescission clause. It necessitates rescission without any discretionary authority for the judge, and the debtor cannot avert it by performing his obligation after the breach has occurred. The judge's ruling in this regard is declaratory, not constitutive.
Arabic original
الشرط الفاسخ الصريح. موجب للفسخ دون أي سلطة تقديرية للقاضي ولا يستطيع المدين تفاديه بتنفيذه التزامه بعد حصول المخالفة. حكم القاضي في هذا الشأن مقرر وليس منشئاً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣١٩/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ١٢/١٠/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السادس ص٤٨٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 351. PDF pages: 348.

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