Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2381

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

English translation of the principle

A contract of successive performance. Its unilateral termination by notice pursuant to its provisions puts an end only to future effects. Implication. Termination does not impair the contract itself or its existence and does not efface it; it remains in existence with its terms. - Suspension and extinction of the contract:-
Arabic original
العقد الزمني. إنهاؤه بالإخطار وبإرادة منفردة تطبيقاً لنصوصه يضع حداً للآثار المستقبلية فحسب.مؤداه. الإنهاء لا يخل بالعقد ذاته أو وجوده ولا يمحوه ويبقى قائماً بشروطه. - وقف العقد وانقضاؤه:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤/١٩٧٢ تجاري جلسة ١٨/٤/١٩٧٣- مج ٧ س ص ١٩٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 411. PDF pages: 411.

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