Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1323

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

English translation of the principle

Sale of a commercial establishment. The condition for its formation. Its embodiment in an official instrument before a notary public. Failure to observe the form prescribed by law. Its effect. The absolute nullity of the sale. Any interested person may invoke it, and the court may rule on it of its own motion. Article 36/1 of the Commercial Law.
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 ٣٦/١ ق التجارة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن 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 274. PDF pages: 274.

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