Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2816

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

English translation of the principle

The nullity of a contract concluded by a non-Kuwaiti to engage in trade in Kuwait does not prevent him from claiming his rights on a basis other than the contract. An example of a claim for equivalent performance on the basis of unjust enrichment.
Arabic original
بطلانالعقدالذييبرمهغيرالكويتيلاشتغالهبالتجارةبالكويتغيرمانعٍلهمنالمطالبةبحقوقه على أساس آخر خلاف العقد. مثال للمطالبة بأداء معادل على أساس الإثراء بلا سبب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٨/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ١١/١/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٨٥٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 481. PDF pages: 481.

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