Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2898

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

English translation of the principle

Sale of a business. Condition for its formation. Its embodiment in an official instrument before a notary public. Failure to follow the form prescribed by law. Its effect. Absolute nullity of the sale. It may be invoked by any interested person, and the court may rule on it of its own motion. Article 36/1 of the Commercial Code.
Arabic original
بيع المتجر. شرط انعقاده. إفراغه في محرر رسمي لدى كاتب العدل. عدم إتباع الشكل الذي رسمه القانون. أثره. بطلان البيع بطلاناً مطلقاً. جواز التمسك به من كل ذي مصلحة وللمحكمة أن تقضي به من تلقاء نفسها. م ٣٦/١ ق التجارة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٨٤/٢٠٠٦ تجاري جلسة ٨/٥/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ ج ٢ ص ١٣٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 564.

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