Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2831

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

English translation of the principle

A non-Kuwaiti engaging in commerce alone. Its effect. Nullity of the contract. The necessary consequence thereof. Restoration of the contracting parties to their position at the time of the contract. Impossibility thereof. Its effect. Equivalent performance may be awarded. Article 187 Civil Code. An example.
Arabic original
اشتغال غير الكويتي بالتجارة منفرداً. أثره. بطلان العقد. لازم ذلك. إعادة المتعاقدين إلى الحالة التي كانا عليها عند العقد. استحالة ذلك. أثره. جواز الحكم بالأداء المعادل. م ١٨٧ مدني. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٦/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٣/١١/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٨٦٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 483. PDF pages: 483.

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