Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1358

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

English translation of the principle

The requirement that the proportion of capital held by Kuwaiti partners be no less than 51% of the company’s capital. Incompatibility of this requirement with the nature of an undisclosed partnership, because it lacks legal personality and a financial patrimony and has no capital that can be divided among the partners in a specified proportion. - 238 - Commercial
Arabic original
شرط ألا تقل نسبة رأس مال الكويتيين من الشركاء عن ٥١ ٪ من رأس مال الشركة. تأبى هذا الشرط مع طبيعة شركة المحاصة لانعدام شخصيتها القانونية وذمتها المالية ولعدم وجود رأس مال لها يمكن قسمته بين الشركاء بنسبة معينة. - ٢٣٨ - تجاري
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٥/١٩٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٣/١٢/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٥٥٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 238. PDF pages: 238.

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