Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1438

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The general rule is that shares in joint-stock companies are traded by commercial methods without following the procedures for assignment of rights. A shareholder’s assignment of his shares to another. It takes place upon mere agreement. The effect thereof. Cessation of the shareholder’s status in the company and the assignee’s taking his place in all his rights and duties. Invoking the assignment against the company. Its condition.
Arabic original
الأصل أن تداول أسهم الشركات المساهمة يتم بالطرق التجارية دون اتباع إجراءات حوالة الحق. تنازل المساهم عن أسهمه للغير. تحققه بمجرد الاتفاق. أثر ذلك. زوال صفة المساهم في الشركة وحلول المتنازل إليه محله في كافة حقوقه وواجباته. الاحتجاج بالتنازل قبل الشركة. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٣١، ١٤٥/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/١/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٣٧٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 272. PDF pages: 272.

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