Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 79
State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
Interpretation of instruments and disputed terms. Its criteria: not relying on the meaning conveyed by a particular expression, and the requirement to adopt the meaning conveyed by the expressions in their entirety. Clarity in this context means clarity of intention, not clarity of wording. When the judge is entitled to intervene to interpret the contract, guided by the nature of the dealing, prevailing customs, good faith, and honourable dealing.
Arabic original
تفسير المحررات والشروط المختلف عليها. ضوابطه: عدم الاعتداد بما تفيده عبارة معينة ووجوب الأخد بما تفيده العبارات بأكملها. المقصود بالوضوح في هذا الصدد هو وضوح الإرادة لا وضوح اللفظ. متى يحق للقاضي التدخل لتفسير العقد مستهدياً بطبيعة التعامل والعادات الجارية وحسن النية وشرف التعامل.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٢٣٣/٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/٣/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ١٧١)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 23. PDF pages: 23.
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