Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2399
State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
In bilateral contracts. Their being deemed rescinded for impossibility of performance. This does not preclude the debtor's liability for compensation if the impossibility resulted from his fault. Once the creditor proves non-performance and damage, the burden of proving the absence of the presumed causal relationship falls upon the debtor.
Arabic original
في العقود الملزمة للجانبين. اعتبارها مفسوخة لاستحالة تنفيذها. لا يمنع مسئولية المدين عن التعويض إذا كانت الاستحالة بتقصيره. متى أثبت الدائن عدم التنفيذ والضرر. وقع على المدين عبء إثبات نفي علاقة السببية المفترضة.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعنان ٢٣٨، ٢٤١/٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٤/١٢/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٣١٦)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 414. PDF pages: 414.
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