Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2487

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

English translation of the principle

Rescission of a contract. Its effect. Restoring the contracting parties to the position they were in at the time of contracting. A continuing contract is excepted from this. Dissolution is limited to the future, not the past. Reason therefor. Example concerning instalments under a life insurance contract.
Arabic original
فسخ العقد. أثره. إعادة المتعاقدين إلى الحالة التي كانا عليها عند التعاقد. يستثنى من ذلك العقد المستمر. اقتصار الحل على المستقبل دون الماضي. علة ذلك. مثال بشأن أقساط عقد التأمين على الحياة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١٣/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/١١/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٩٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 427. PDF pages: 427.

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