Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1319

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

English translation of the principle

Official form is an essential element in the formation of a sale of a commercial establishment. Its absence. Its effect: the absolute nullity of the contract, whether in relation to the contracting parties or third parties. Any interested person may invoke it, and the court or rule on it of its own motion. Articles 34, 26/1 of the Commercial Code and 184 Civil Code. Example.
Arabic original
الرسمية ركن في انعقاد بيع المتجر. تخلفها. أثره: بطلان العقد بطلاناً مطلقاً سواء بالنسبة للمتعاقدين أو الغير. جواز التمسك به من كل ذي مصلحة وللمحكمة أو تقضي به من تلقاء نفسها.المادتان٣٤، ٢٦/١ من قانون التجارة و١٨٤ مدني. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٧٥/٩٨، ١٩٥/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/١٢/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٤٧٤)

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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