Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3278

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

English translation of the principle

Assignment to a third party of licences to open the medical centre, subletting it, or operating it through a third party without the approval of the Ministry of Health. Is void on grounds relating to public policy. The litigants may invoke this nullity, and the court may declare it of its own motion. An example. The lessor's obligations:
Arabic original
التنازل عن تراخيص فتح المركز الطبي للغير أو تأجيره من الباطن أو استثماره بواسطة الغير دون موافقة وزارة الصحة. يقع باطلاً بطلاناً متعلقاً بالنظام العام. للخصوم أن يتمسكوا به وللمحكمة أن تقضي به من تلقاء نفسها. مثال. التزامات المؤجر:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣٦/٢٠١٠ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/١١/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٨ ج ٣ ص ١٠٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 644.

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