Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1313

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The legislature's imposition of a particular form for a contract or its amendment. Aimed at a public interest connected with public policy. Absence of the formality. Its effect. Nonexistence of the contract or amendment. - The contract of a limited liability company or any subsequent agreement modifying its effects. It must be embodied in an authentic instrument. Failure to do so. Its effect. Its absolute nullity. Article 184, Civil Code. An example of nullity of an agreement amending a company's contract for lack of authentic form and failure to follow the procedures prescribed by law. - The criterion for characterizing a contract and identifying its true purpose. What the contracting parties intended.
Arabic original
فرض المشرع شكلاً معيناً لأحد العقود أو لتعديله. استهدافٌ لمصلحة عامة تتصل بالنظام العام. تخلف الشكلية. أثره. انعدام العقد أو التعديل. - عقد الشركة ذات المسؤولية المحدودة أو أي اتفاق لاحق معدل لآثاره. استلزام إفراغه في محرر رسمي. تخلف ذلك. أثره. بطلانه بطلاناً مطلقاً. م ١٨٤ مدني. مثال لبطلان إتفاق تعديل عقد الشركة لتخلف الرسمية وعدم اتباع الإجراءات المقررة قانوناً. - المناط في تكييف العقد والتعرف على حقيقة مرماه. بما عناه العاقدان.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠١/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٧/١١/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٢٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 272. PDF pages: 272.

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