Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2829

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

English translation of the principle

Nullity of a contract on grounds relating to public policy is deemed submitted to the Court of Appeal upon appeal against a judgment imposing on a party an obligation arising from it, even if the parties did not address it in the appeal petition or their defense memoranda.
Arabic original
بطلان العقد بطلاناً متعلقاً بالنظام العام يعتبر مطروحاً على محكمة الاستئناف عند استئناف الحكم الذي قضى على أحد الخصوم بالتزام ناشئ عنه ولو لم يعرض له الخصوم في صحيفة الاستئناف أو في مذكرات دفاعهم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٦٣/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٩/٣/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الثاني ص٦٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 480. PDF pages: 477.

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