Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 105

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Prohibition on a non-Kuwaiti engaging in commerce in Kuwait independently. Purpose of the prohibition. Protecting local commerce and safeguarding national commercial activity from competition by the foreign element. This prohibition concerns public policy.
Arabic original
حظر اشتغال غير الكويتي بالتجارة في الكويت منفرداً. هدف الحظر. حماية التجارة المحلية وصون النشاط التجاري الوطني من مزاحمة العنصر الأجنبي. تعلق هذا الحظر بالنظام العام.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٤/٨٦ تجاري جلسة ١/٤/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٩٢١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 29. PDF pages: 29.

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