Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2633

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

English translation of the principle

The memorandum of association of a limited liability company, an agreement amending it, or an agreement assigning partners’ shares therein. It must be written in an official instrument for the transaction to be constituted. Failure to do so. Its effect. Absolute nullity of the contract. The judgment’s declaration that the respondent is a partner in the company contrary to what is established in the memorandum of association recorded in an official instrument. A violation of law and an error in its application requiring cassation.
Arabic original
عقد تأسيس الشركة ذات المسئولية المحدودة أو عقد تعديلها أو عقد التنازل عن حصص الشركاء فيها. وجوب كتابته في محرر رسمي لانعقاد التصرف. تخلف ذلك. أثره. بطلان العقد بطلاناً مطلقاً. قضاء الحكم بإثبات أن المطعون ضده شريك في الشركة خلافاً للثابت بعقد التأسيس المثُبت في محرر رسمي. مخالفة للقانون وخطأ في تطبيقه يُوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٦٩/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ٦/١٠/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٥٧٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 485. PDF pages: 485.

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