Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2624

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

English translation of the principle

A contract for which the legislature prescribes a special form. Failure thereof. Its effect. Absolute nullity. Exceptions thereto: the principle of stability of transactions, protection of third parties and a person’s not benefiting from his own fault. - The partners’ failure to put the company contract into the form required by law. They may not invoke the nullity of its incorporation contract against third parties.
Arabic original
العقد الذي يفرض المشرع له شكلاً خاصاً. تخلف ذلك. أثره. البطلان المطلق. الاستثناءات على ذلك: مبدأ استقرار المعاملات وحماية الغير وعدم استفادة الشخص من خطئه. - تقاعس الشركاء عن إفراغ عقد الشركة في الشكل الذي تطلبه القانون. عدم جواز تمسكهم قبل الغير ببطلان عقد تأسيسها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٤/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/٢/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٤٢٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 484. PDF pages: 484.

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