Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3471

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 the contract. Its import. Elimination of the contract from the time of its conclusion. Effect thereof. Restoration of the contracting parties to their positions before the contract. Impossibility thereof. Permits the judge to order equivalent performance. - Nullity of a non-Kuwaiti’s commercial contract does not prevent him from claiming his rights. Basis therefor. Unjust enrichment.
Arabic original
بطلان العقد أو إبطاله. مؤداه. إعدام العقد منذ إبرامه. أثر ذلك. إعادة المتعاقدين إلى ما كانا عليه قبل العقد. استحالة ذلك. تجيز للقاضي الالزام بأداء معادل. - بطلان العقد التجاري لغير الكويتي لا يحول دون مطالبته بحقوقه. أساس ذلك. الإثراء بلا سبب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٨/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٨/١١/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٦٧٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 586. PDF pages: 586.

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