Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 138

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

English translation of the principle

Ascertainment of the commercial nature of an act. The court of merits determines it independently, without review. The condition for this. - Nullity of a contract for contravention of a rule pertaining to public policy. Its effect.
Arabic original
تجارية العمل استظهارها. تستقل به محكمة الموضوع دون رقابة عليها. شرط ذلك. - بطلان العقد لمخالفة قاعدة متعلقة بالنظام العام. أثره.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧٥/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/٦/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ١٠٦٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 33. PDF pages: 33.

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