Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3463
State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
Nullity or annulment of a contract. Its implication. Cessation of its effect, restoration of the position to what it was before contracting, and recovery by each contracting party of what he gave. - Impossibility of restitution in kind by one contracting party upon nullity of the contract. Permissibility of ordering him to render equivalent performance. - An award of equivalent performance upon nullity of the contract does not preclude an award of default interest as compensation when the debtor delays fulfilling his obligation.
Arabic original
بطلان العقد أو إبطاله. مؤداه. زوال أثره وإعادة الحال إلى ما كانت عليه قبل التعاقد واسترداد كل متعاقد ما أعطاه. - استحالة الرد العيني على أحد المتعاقدين عند بطلان العقد. جواز الزامه بأداء معادل. - القضاء بأداء معادل عند بطلان العقد لا يحول دون الحكم بفوائد تأخيرية كتعويض عند تأخير المدين في الوفاء بالتزامه.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٢٢٣/١٩٩٠ تجاري جلسة ١٥/١٢/١٩٩١ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٥٩٧)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 585. PDF pages: 585.
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