Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 114

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

English translation of the principle

A contract’s violation of a rule concerning public policy. Its sanction. Absolute nullity. The effect of this nullity. Example. - Purchasing goods with the intention of selling them at a profit. A commercial act. - Dealing in currency. A commercial act even if undertaken in isolation, regardless of the status or intention of the person undertaking it.
Arabic original
مخالفة العقد لقاعدة تتعلق بالنظام العام. جزاؤه. البطلان المطلق. أثر هذا البطلان. مثال. - شراء السلع بقصد بيعها بربح. عمل تجاري. - التعامل في النقد. عمل تجاري ولو وقع منفرداً بقطع النظر عن صفة القائم به أو نيته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٧/٨٩ تجاري جلسة ١٤/٥/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٩٣٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 30. PDF pages: 30.

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