Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2824

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

English translation of the principle

Nullity of a contract. Its effect. Restoration of the contracting parties to their position at the time of the contract. Impossibility thereof. Its implication. The judge may order equivalent performance. The reason therefor. Prevention of unjust enrichment.
Arabic original
بطلان العقد. أثره. إعادة المتعاقدين إلى الحالة التي كانا عليها عند العقد. استحالة ذلك. مؤداه. للقاضي الالزام بأداء معادل. علة ذلك. عدم الاثراء بلا سبب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٤/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/١/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٨٦٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 482. PDF pages: 482.

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