Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2715

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

English translation of the principle

Nullity or annulment of a contract. Its effect. Its elimination retroactively to the time of its conclusion and treating its performance as though it had not occurred, while restoring the contracting parties to their positions before contracting, if feasible. Impossibility thereof for either contracting party. Its effect: that party may be ordered to render equivalent performance.
Arabic original
بطلان العقد أو إبطاله. أثره. إعدامه إعداماً يستند إلي وقت إبرامه واعتبار تنفيذه كأن لم يكن مع إعادة المتعاقدين إلي ما كانا عليه قبل التعاقد إن كان ذلك متيسراً. استحالة ذلك علي أحد المتعاقدين. أثره: جواز إلزامه بأداء معادل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعون ١٢٨٩، ١٣١٦/٢٠٠٤ و ٤/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/٤/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٧٠٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 465. PDF pages: 465.

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