Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4009

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

English translation of the principle

Considering a contract to be of fixed duration. Its condition: the future event certain to occur by which the contract ends must be precisely specified so as to eliminate uncertainty concerning it. - Concluding a contract for a fixed term and agreeing therein that it may be renewed for a similar term without specifying the number of renewals. Its effect. It is regarded as a contract of indefinite duration from its inception. The reason therefor. Example concerning a contract of indefinite duration.
Arabic original
اعتبار العقد محدد المدة. شرطه: أن تكون الواقعة المستقبلة المحققة الوقوع التي ينتهي بها العقد محددة تحديداً دقيقاً ينفي عنها الجهالة. - إبرام العقد لمدة محددة والاتفاق فيه على قابليته للتجديد لمدة مماثلة دون تحديد عدد مرات التجديد. أثره. اعتباره عقداً غير محدد المدة منذ بدايته. علة ذلك. مثال بشأن عقد غير محدد المدة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٠/٨٠ عمالي جلسة ٢٥/٥/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س٣٧ ج١ ص ٤٠١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 795. PDF pages: 795.

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