Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2360

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

English translation of the principle

The prerequisite for applying the doctrine of unforeseen circumstances is that the delay in performance of the obligation until after the unforeseen event occurred must not be attributable to the debtor's fault. The reason for that. Example.
Arabic original
مناط إعمال نظرية الظروف الطارئة هو ألاّ يكون تراخي تنفيذ الالتزام إلى مابعد وقوع الحادث الطارئ راجعاً إلى خطأ المدين. علة ذلك. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٥/١٩٩٨ تجاري جلسة ٢١/١٠/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٣٠٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 408. PDF pages: 408.

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