Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4334

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

English translation of the principle

A judgment declaring a company void leaves behind a de facto company to be liquidated in accordance with the general rules governing a de facto company, and may not be invoked against third parties acting in good faith and shareholders. - The nullity action becoming time-barred upon the passage of fifteen years from the date of the contract. Article 186/3, Civil Code. No basis for invoking this when nullity is asserted. By way of a defence. Its connection with bringing the action. Reliance on the judgment declaring bankruptcy in that regard. Impermissible.
Arabic original
القضاء ببطلان الشركة يتخلف عنه شركة فعلية تصفي وفقاً للقواعد العامة في الشركة الواقعية ولا يحتج به على الغير حسن النية والمساهمين. - سقوط دعوى البطلان بمرور خمس عشرة سنة من تاريخ العقد. م ١٨٦/٣ مدني. لا وجه للمحاجة به عند التمسك بالبطلان. عن طريق الدفع. تعلقه برفع الدعوى التحدي بالحكم الصادر بالإفلاس في ذلك. لا يجوز.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢١/١٩٩٩ تجاري جلسة ١٣/١٢/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٨١٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 797. PDF pages: 794.

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