Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1422

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

English translation of the principle

The memorandum of association of a joint-stock company and the powers of attorney issued by the founders to those authorized by them to draw up and sign the memorandum must be drawn up in an official instrument. Failure to do so. Its effect: nullity. The rationale: the contract lacks an essential element of its validity. Any interested person may invoke this.
Arabic original
وجوب تحرير عقد تأسيس الشركة المساهمة والتوكيلات الصادرة من المؤسسين لمن وكلوه في تحرير العقد والتوقيع عليه في محرر رسمي. تخلف ذلك. أثره: البطلان. علة ذلك: افتقاد العقد لركن من أركان صحته. جواز تمسك كل ذي مصلحة بذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢١/٩٩ تجاري جلسة ١٣/١٢/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ١٠٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 251. PDF pages: 251.

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