Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3382

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

English translation of the principle

A contract leasing a commercial establishment and its licence for operation for the same licensed purpose, containing exceptional terms unusual in a lease contract. A dispute concerning it falls outside the scope of application of Decree-Law 35/1978. Effect. Jurisdiction does not vest in the Lease Division. The judgment’s rejection of the plea that this Division lacks jurisdiction. Error in the application of the law.
Arabic original
عقد تأجير المحل التجاري وترخيصه لاستغلاله في ذات الغرض المرخص من أجله والذي تضمن شروطاً استثنائية غير مألوفة في عقد الإيجار. خروج المنازعة بشأنه من نطاق تطبيق المرسوم بالقانون ٣٥/١٩٧٨. أثره. الاختصاص لا ينعقد لدائرة الإيجارات. رفض الحكم للدفع بعدم اختصاص هذه الدائرة. خطأ في تطبيق القانون.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦/٩٤ مدني جلسة ٢٦/١٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٧٩٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 665.

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