Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3532
State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
A clear provision with an unequivocal meaning. It is impermissible to adopt anything that contradicts or restricts it. The reason for this. - Inquiry into the wisdom and motivations of legislation is undertaken only when the provision is ambiguous. The necessary consequence of this. - Voting on resolutions of companies' general assemblies. Its prohibition for a member on matters relating to his personal benefit or concerning an existing dispute between him and the company. The implication of this. Voting is permissible in the event of a dispute between the member and members of the board of directors. Example. 13- Its authority to ascertain the applicable provisions of foreign law:-
Arabic original
النص الواضح جلي المعني. لا يجوز الأخذ بما يخالفه أو يقيده. علة ذلك. - البحث في حكمة التشريع و دواعيه لا يكون إلا عند غموض النص. لازم ذلك. - التصويت علي قرارات الجمعية العمومية للشركات. حظره علي العضو في المسائل المتعلقة بمنفعته الخاصة أو بشأن خلاف قائم بينه وبين الشركة. مؤدي ذلك. جواز التصويت في حالة الخلاف بين العضو وأعضاء مجلس الإدارة. مثال. ١٣- سلطتها في استخلاص النصوص الواجبة التطبيق في القانون الأجنبي:-Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ١١٧٢/٢٠٠٧ تجاري جلسة ١٢/٦/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٦ ج٢ ص٢٨١)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 670. PDF pages: 667.
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