Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2286

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

English translation of the principle

Characterization of contracts. Its criterion is what the contracting parties intended by them. Ascertaining that. A matter of fact. The intention of the contracting parties and what their common intention was directed toward must be ascertained and traced to the indications and supporting grounds that lead to it, and the correct legal rule must then be applied to it. - 397 - Commercial
Arabic original
تكييف العقود. المناط فيه ما عناه العاقدون منها. التعرف على ذلك. موضوعي. وجوب استظهار قصد المتعاقدين وما اتجهت إليه نيتهما المشتركة ورده إلى ما يؤدي إليه من الشواهد والأسانيد ثم إنزال القاعدة القانونية الصحيحة عليه. - ٣٩٧ - تجاري
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٥/١٩٧٥ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/٣/١٩٧٧ - مج ٧ س ص ١٩٣)

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.

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