Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4271

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

English translation of the principle

The right of the majority owning three quarters of the shares in the common property to dispose of it. Its condition: the existence of compelling reasons justifying the disposition and that partition of the property would be detrimental to the co-owners’ interests. - The other co-owners must be notified in writing before the disposition is completed. The minority has the right to object before the courts within sixty days from the date of notification; otherwise, the disposition is effective against them.
Arabic original
حق الأغلبية التي تملك ثلاثة أرباع حصص المال الشائع في التصرف فيه. شرطه: وجود أسباب قوية تبرر التصرف وأن تكون قسمة المال ضارة بمصالح الشركاء. - وجوب إخطار باقي الشركاء كتابياً قبل إتمام التصرف. للأقلية حق الاعتراض خلال ستين يوماً من تاريخ الإخطار أمام القضاء وإلا كان التصرف نافذاً في حقهم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٨/٢٠٠٢ مدني جلسة ٢٢/٣/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ١٥٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 839.

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