Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1324

Engaging in commerce in Kuwait. Prohibited for non-Kuwaitis except through a Kuwaiti partner or partners holding at least 51% of the total capital. A non-Kuwaiti may not engage in commerce alone(¿). Its relation to public policy. Its effect. - Contracts connected with a foreign merchant's conduct of commercial activity and acts facilitating it. Their absolute nullity owing to the identity of the rationale. Example. The purchase of goods and other tangible movables and the contract of insurance thereon. Their characterization as a commercial act.