Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1317

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

English translation of the principle

Sale of a business. Condition for its conclusion. Recording it in an official instrument before a notary public. Failure to follow the form prescribed by law. Its effect. The sale is absolutely void. Any interested party may invoke this, and the court may rule accordingly of its own motion. Article 36 of the Commercial Code.
Arabic original
بيع المتجر. شرط انعقاده. إفراغه في محرر رسمي لدى كاتب العدل. عدم اتباع الشكل الذي رسمه القانون. أثره. بطلان البيع بطلاناً مطلقاً. جواز التمسك به من كل ذي مصلحة وللمحكمة أن تقضي به من تلقاء نفسها. م ٣٦ من قانون التجارة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٤٨/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ١١/١٠/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٤٧٤) (والطعن ٨٨٤/٢٠٠٦ تجاري جلسة ٨/٥/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ ج ٢ ص ١٣٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 273. PDF pages: 273.

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