Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2318

Interpreting and construing contracts and determining what best fulfills the contracting parties’ intention. Within the authority of the trial court. What safeguards its judgment against contravention of the law in this regard. - Interpretation of instruments and disputed terms. Its governing rules: not relying on the meaning of a particular phrase, and the requirement to adopt the meaning conveyed by the phrases as a whole. Clarity in this context means clarity of intention, not clarity of wording. When the judge may intervene to interpret the contract, guided by the nature of the dealings, prevailing customs, good faith, and integrity in dealings.