Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1332

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

English translation of the principle

The formation of a limited liability company or any amendment thereto. It must be embodied in an official instrument. The reason therefor: it is a matter of public policy. Contravention thereof. Its effect. The absolute nullity of the contract. Its implication. Any interested party may invoke that nullity, and the court may declare it of its own motion. - The evidentiary force of an official document. Confined to the particulars contained therein that are drawn up by the notary within the limits of his duties and signed by the persons concerned in his presence.
Arabic original
انعقاد الشركة ذات المسئولية المحدودة أو أي تعديل يدخل عليها. استلزام إفراغه في محرر رسمي. علة ذلك: أنه من النظام العام. مخالفة ذلك. أثره. بطلان العقد بطلاناً مطلقاً. مؤدي ذلك. جواز التمسك بذلك البطلان لكل ذي مصلحة وللمحكمة أن تقضي به من تلقاء نفسها. - حجية الورقة الرسمية. قاصرة على ما ورد بها من بيانات يحررها كاتب العدل في حدود مهمته وموقعة من ذوي الشأن في حضوره.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٦/٢٠٠٩ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/٦/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٩ ج ٢ ص ٢١٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 276. PDF pages: 276.

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