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The Supreme Court held that a tenant is entitled to rescind a lease contract and recover the rent it paid if a decision by the competent authorities prevents the tenant from using the property for the purpose for which it was leased, in accordance with articles 550 and 551 of the Civil Transactions Law.

The Supreme Court held that where the parties have agreed on their own definition of force majeure, that contractual definition governs, because the Civil Transactions Law does not lay down a precise definition of force majeure. A party therefore cannot invoke force majeure for an event that the contract expressly excludes. The court also held that joining a third party, including a guarantor, to a lawsuit must follow the ordinary procedures for filing a claim, and that a request made only in a defence memorandum or orally at a hearing is insufficient to validly join that party.

The Supreme Court ruled that while trial courts have discretionary power to assess compensation for moral and material damages, they must provide detailed, reasoned justifications. For moral damages, the court must explicitly analyse the psychological impact and emotional distress on the victim. For material damages, the court must calculate the compensation based on objective criteria, including actual losses, mitigation expenses, and lost profits.