Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2776

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

English translation of the principle

Proof of the simulated nature of a disposition as between the contracting parties may be adduced only in accordance with the general rules. Failure to establish the commercial nature of the debt or its connection with a suretyship contract that is not considered a commercial act. Its necessary consequence: the simulated nature of a contract established in writing may not be proved otherwise than in writing.
Arabic original
إثبات صورية التصرف فيما بين المتعاقدين لا يكون إلا وفق القواعد العامة. عدم ثبوت تجارية الدين أو ارتباطه بعقد كفالة مما لا يعد من الأعمال التجارية. لازمه: عدم جواز إثبات صورية العقد الثابت بالكتابة بغير كتابة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٤٩/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ١١/٣/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ ج ١ ص ٢١٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 514. PDF pages: 514.

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