Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1310

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

English translation of the principle

Article 13/2 of the Commercial Law has deemed every company a merchant. The presumption regarding a merchant's contracts and obligations is that they are commercial.
Arabic original
المادة ١٣/٢ من قانون التجارة قد اعتبرت كل شركة تاجراً. الأصل في عقود التاجر والتزاماته أن تكون تجارية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٠/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٦/٦/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٥٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 232. PDF pages: 232.

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