Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2235

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Cause of the obligation. Its meaning. In contracts binding on both parties. The obligation of one contracting party constitutes the cause of the other's obligation. The existence of the cause at the time the contract is concluded suffices for its formation.
Arabic original
سبب الالتزام. ماهيته. في العقود الملزمة للجانبين. يكون التزام أحد المتعاقدين سبباً لالتزام اللآخر. وجود السبب وقت إبرام العقد كافٍ لتكونيه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٢٣، ٢٢٤/١٩٨٤ تجاري جلسة ١٣/١١/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٩٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 391. PDF pages: 391.

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