Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2801

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

English translation of the principle

The formal contract. Any amendment thereto is valid only if this form is observed. This relates to public policy. The effect of absence of form. Nonexistence of the contract or its amendment. Every interested person may invoke it, and the court may rule on it of its own motion.
Arabic original
العقد الشكلي. لا يصح ما يرد عليه من تعديل إلا بتوافر هذا الشكل. اتصال ذلك بالنظام العام. أثر تخلف الشكل. انعدام العقد أو تعديله. لكل ذي مصلحة التمسك به وللمحكمة أن تقضي به من تلقاء نفسها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٧/٨٥ تجاري جلسة ٥/٢/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٦٦٤)

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.

Ask the assistant about this principle

Guidance based on the principle and its source details, separate from the original collection text.

Related principles

Continue your case in the legal workspace

Open legal workspace