Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2793

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

English translation of the principle

The contract for distributing the bank’s compensation for the Iraqi invasion among the parties to the litigation and others - of non-Kuwaiti nationality - is a civil transaction falling outside the scope of activities prohibited to non-Kuwaitis and is not subject to nullity. The pledge contract:
Arabic original
عقد توزيع تعويضات الغزو العراقي للبنك على طرفي التداعي وآخرين - غير كويتي الجنسية - عمل مدني يخرج عن نطاق الأعمال المحظور على غير الكويتي ممارستها وبمنأى عن البطلان. عقد الرهن:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٩٨٧، ١٠٤٥/٢٠٠٨ تجاري جلسة ١٦/٤/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٧ ج ٢ ص ٧٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 517. PDF pages: 517.

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