Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2713

Nullity of the contract. Its effect: its nonexistence from the time of its conclusion and the disappearance of every effect of its performance. Its consequence: restoring everything to its original state and each contracting party recovering what he gave. If it is impossible for either contracting party to return what he took or benefited from as a result of performance of the void contract, the judge may require him to render an equivalent. The basis thereof. - The court of first instance's rejection of a claim for the value of the share purchased in the company because the agreement to purchase it was void does not preclude claiming before the Court of Appeal compensation equivalent to the benefit accruing to the purchasers from their enjoyment of that share.