Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2704

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

English translation of the principle

A contract's contravention of a rule relating to public policy. Its sanction is absolute nullity. Example of the nullity of an investment contract in which the two partners contravened those rules.
Arabic original
مخالفة العقد لقاعدة تتعلق بالنظام العام. جزاؤه البطلان المطلق. مثال لبطلان عقد استثمار خالف فيه الشريكان تلك القواعد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٠٩/٩٧ تجاري جلسة ١/١١/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٤١٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 463. PDF pages: 463.

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