Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2800

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

English translation of the principle

Nullity of the contract. Its effect. Any interested person may invoke it, and the court must declare it of its own motion. The rationale therefor. Example concerning nullity of a contract for failure to embody it in an official instrument.
Arabic original
بطلان العقد. أثره. لكل ذي مصلحة التمسك به وعلى المحكمة أن تقضي به من تلقاء نفسها. علة ذلك. مثال في بطلان عقد لعدم إفراغه في محرر رسمي.
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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