Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 901

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

English translation of the principle

The terms of an insurance policy that may be invalidated are the oppressive terms contrary to the essence of the contract and to public policy, not the reasonable ones.
Arabic original
شروط وثيقة التأمين التي يسوغ إبطالها هي الشروط التعسفية المناقضة لجوهر العقد وللنظام العام دون تلك المعقولة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٥٤/٨٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/٦/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 166. PDF pages: 166.

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