Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 471

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

English translation of the principle

Application of the provisions of the Commercial Code to merchants and to all commercial acts undertaken by any person, even if not a merchant. When the purchase of land or real property is considered a commercial act and when a merchant’s contracts and obligations are considered non-commercial.
Arabic original
سريان أحكام قانون التجارة على التجار وعلى جميع الأعمال التجارية التي يقوم بها أي شخص ولو كان غير تاجر. متى يعتبر شراء الأرض أو العقار عملاً تجارياً ومتى تعتبر عقود التاجر والتزاماته غير تجارية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٩١/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ٣١/٣/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٧٥٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 102. PDF pages: 102.

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