Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1430

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 limited liability company, an agreement amending it, or an agreement assigning partners' interests therein. It must be written in an official instrument for the legal transaction to be concluded. Failure thereof. Its effect. Absolute nullity of the contract. A judgment establishing that the respondent is a partner in the company contrary to what is established in the memorandum of association recorded in an official axis. A violation of the law and an error in its application requiring its cassation.
Arabic original
عقد تأسيس الشركة ذات المسئولية المحدودة أو عقد تعديلها أو عقد التنازل عن حصص الشركاء فيها. وجوب كتابته في محرر رسمي لانعقاد التصرف. تخلف ذلك. أثره. بطلان العقد بطلاناً مطلقاً. قضاء الحكم بإثبات أن المطعون ضده شريك في الشركة خلافاً للثابت بعقد التأسيس المثبت في محور رسمي. مخالفة للقانون وخطأ في تطبيقه يُوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٦٩/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ٦/١٠/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٧٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 252. PDF pages: 252.

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