Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1816

The provisions of Decree-Law 49/1987 validating dispositions made in respect of shareholders' rights in joint-stock companies whose incorporation procedures had not been completed and the trading of those rights before Law 42/1984 came into force, and deeming actions brought seeking the invalidity of dispositions concerning them terminated. Their purpose is to protect the national economy, safeguard the public interest, and settle the intertwined relationships among those dealing in them. This concerns public order. A ground relating thereto may be raised for the first time before the Court of Cassation.