Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2236

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

English translation of the principle

The cause of a contract is one of its essential elements. An obligation under the contract without a cause or with an unlawful cause. Its effect. Nullity of the contract. Example concerning the nullity of operating a car lubrication and washing station for contravention of public order.
Arabic original
سبب العقد هو أحد اركانه. الإلتزلم في العقد دون سبب او بسبب غير مشروع. اثره. بطلان العقد. مثال بشأن بطلان استغلال محطة تشحيم وغسيل سيارات لمخالفة النظام العام.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٤/١٩٨٦ تجاري جلسة ١/٤/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٠٩)

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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