Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 180

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part One · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

A foreigner's engagement in commerce in Kuwait. It was prohibited in all its forms. Enactment of Law 45/1989 amending the Commercial Code, which exempted certain forms from the prohibition, with retroactive effect to its effective date of 22/7/1989. - Non-retroactivity of laws:-
Arabic original
اشتغال الأجنبي بالتجارة في الكويت. كان محظوراً بجميع صوره. صدور قانون ٤٥/١٩٨٩ بتعديل قانون التجارة الذي استثنى بعض الصور من الحظر وبأثر رجعي على تاريخ العمل به في ٢٢/٧/١٩٨٩. - عدم رجعية القوانين:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٠/١٩٨٩ تجاري جلسة ١٢/٢/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثالث ص ٤٢٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 373. PDF pages: 367.

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