Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2729

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

English translation of the principle

Regulation of trading in securities relating to companies. Pertains to public policy. Its effect. Absolute nullity of transactions contrary to that regulation. - A void contract. Produces no effect from the time of its conclusion. The meaning thereof. Its performance is treated as if it had not occurred, the contracting parties are restored to the position they were in at the time of contracting, and each recovers what he paid without legal entitlement. Article 184 of the Civil Code. An example of the nullity of a contract for the sale of shares.
Arabic original
تنظيم تداول الأوراق المالية الخاصة بالشركات. يتعلق بالنظام العام. أثره. بطلان التصرفات المخالفة لذلك التنظيم بطلاناً مطلقاً. - العقد الباطل. لا ينتج أثراً من وقت إبرامه. مفاد ذلك. اعتبار تنفيذه كأن لم يكن وإعادة المتعاقدين إلى الحالة التي كانا عليها عند العقد واسترداد كل منهما ما دفع بغير حق. م ١٨٤ مدني. مثال لبطلان عقد بيع أسهم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٧٣/٢٠٠٦ تجاري جلسة ٦/٤/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ٢ ص ٣٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 503. PDF pages: 503.

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