Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2281

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

English translation of the principle

Restriction of the effect of a contract to its parties and universal or particular successors or creditors. Its import. The rights and obligations arising therefrom extend only to its contracting parties. - Stipulation for the benefit of a third party:-
Arabic original
اقتصار أثر العقد على طرفيه والخلف العام أو الخاص أو الدائنين. مؤدى ذلك. الحقوق والالتزامات المتولدة منه لا تنصرف إلا إلى عاقديه. - الاشتراط لمصلحة الغير:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٣٦/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ١٨/٣/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٥٠٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 397. PDF pages: 397.

Ask the assistant about this principle

Guidance based on the principle and its source details, separate from the original collection text.

Related principles

Continue your case in the legal workspace

Open legal workspace