Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4184

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

English translation of the principle

Permissibility of proving, by all means of evidence as between the contracting parties, the simulated nature of a contract evidenced in writing, where the purpose of that simulation is to circumvent the law. Condition thereof. Example concerning a legal representation agreement.
Arabic original
جواز إثبات صورية العقد الثابت بالكتابة بطرق الإثبات كافة فيما بين المتعاقدين إذا كان القصد من تلك الصورية الاحتيال على القانون. شرط ذلك. مثال بشأن عقد اتفاق المحاماة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٨٨، ٩٧/٢٠٠٥ عمالي جلسة ٤/١٠/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس المجلد العاشر ص١٥٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 734. PDF pages: 731.

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