Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2620

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

English translation of the principle

The contractor’s liability for completing the work within the agreed period: when it has no application. - Inferring the employer’s fault that excludes the contractor’s liability for delay in performance, or negating it. A factual matter exclusively for the court of fact. The condition thereof.
Arabic original
مسئولية المقاول في إنجاز العمل خلال المدة المتفق عليها متى لا تكون لها محل. - استخلاص خطأ رب العمل الذي تندفع به مسئولية المقاول عن التأخير في التنفيذ أو نفيه. واقع تستقل به محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٢٦، ١٣٦/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١٧/١١/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٣١٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 450. PDF pages: 450.

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