Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1299

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

English translation of the principle

A trader’s books. They have no evidentiary force against the trader’s opponent whom the judiciary does not require to keep commercial books.
Arabic original
دفاتر التاجر. عدم حجيتها على خصم التاجر الذي لا يلزمه القضاء مسك دفاتر تجارية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٧/٨٩ تجاري جلسة ٣/١٢/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٦٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 230. PDF pages: 230.

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