Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3168

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

English translation of the principle

Nullity or annulment of the contract. Its effect. Extinguishing it retroactively to the time of its conclusion and treating its performance as never having occurred, while restoring the contracting parties to their positions before contracting, if feasible. Impossibility of this for one of the contracting parties. Its effect: he may be ordered to render equivalent performance. - Permissibility of changing or adding to the cause of action on appeal. Example.
Arabic original
بطلان العقد أو إبطاله. أثره. إعدامه إعداماً يستند إلى وقت إبرامه واعتبار تنفيذه كأن لم يكن مع إعادة المتعاقدين إلى ما كانا عليه قبل التعاقد إن كان ذلك متيسراً. استحالة ذلك على أحد المتعاقدين. أثره: جواز إلزامه بأداء معادل. - جواز تغيير السبب أو الإضافة إليه في الاستئناف. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٢٨٩، ١٣١٦/٢٠٠٤ و ٤/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ٢٩/٤/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الثاني ص٥٣٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 535. PDF pages: 532.

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