Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 118

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

English translation of the principle

Opening and owning commercial premises and issuing licenses for them. Its condition. The license applicant must be Kuwaiti or a partner holding not less than 51% of the capital. Contravention of this. Its effect. Absolute nullity because it concerns public policy. - Licenses for commercial premises are personal. Their assignment to a Kuwaiti by a Kuwaiti. Its effect. Revocation of the license without invalidating the assignment. Example.
Arabic original
فتح وتملك المحلات التجارية وإصدار التراخيص عنها. شرطه. أن يكون طالب الترخيص كويتي أو شريك بنسبة لا تقل عن ٥١ ٪ من رأس المال. مخالفة ذلك. أثره. البطلان المطلق لتعلقه بالنظام العام. - تراخيص المحلات التجارية شخصية. التنازل عنها للكويتي من كويتي. أثره. إلغاء الترخيص دون بطلان التنازل. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٧/٩٠ تجاري جلسة ١٠/٦/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٩٣٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 31. PDF pages: 31.

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