Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2799

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

English translation of the principle

Form is not an essential element of a contract unless the law or the contracting parties require it. This applies to agreements connected with the contract, whether preceding or subsequent. Failure to observe the form. Its effect. Nullity of the contract or the agreement connected with it.
Arabic original
الشكل ليس ركناً في العقد ما لم يشترط القانون أو المتعاقدان ذلك. سريان ذلك على الاتفاقات المرتبطة بالعقد سابقة كانت أو لاحقة. تخلف الشكل. أثره. بطلان العقد أو الاتفاق المرتبط به.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩١/٨٥ تجاري جلسة ١٥/١/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٦٦٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 479. PDF pages: 479.

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