Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 355

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

English translation of the principle

The rule that the effect of nullity does not extend to the past in a lease contract. Its inapplicability where the subject matter of the contract is prohibited and its exploitation is unlawful. Example.
Arabic original
قاعدة عدم انسحاب اثر البطلان على الماضي في عقد الايجار. عدم انطباقها إذا كان محل العقد محظوراً وكان استغلاله غير مشروع. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٨/١٩٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٥/١٢/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٦٣٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 73. PDF pages: 73.

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