Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2334

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

English translation of the principle

The contract must be performed in accordance with its contents and consistently with good faith. The obligor's right to withhold performance so long as the creditor has not performed his corresponding obligation. Example.
Arabic original
وجوب تنفيذ العقد طبقاً لما اشتمل عليه وبما يتفق وحسن النية. حق الملتزم في الامتناع عن الوفاء ما دام الدائن لم يوف بالتزامه المقابل. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨١/٨١ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/١٢/١٩٨١ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٣١١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 404. PDF pages: 404.

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