Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2359

Force majeure. Its nature and effect on the extinction of the obligation. - Temporary impossibility that ceases after the time for performance has fallen due. Its effect. Suspension of performance. - 407 - Commercial - Termination of the lease at the tenant’s request. Its conditions. - Reducing an onerous obligation to a reasonable level. A discretion vested in the trial judge. Conditions for its exercise. - Assessment of the extent of the hardship suffered by the debtor from the unforeseen event. Within the trial court’s authority. The criterion in that respect. Factual. An example concerning the Iraqi aggression.