Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 162

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

English translation of the principle

Establishing a branch of a foreign company in Kuwait or its conducting a commercial activity. Its condition. It must have a Kuwaiti agent and conduct the activity through him. Proof that it conducted the activity itself. Its effect. Its nullity. This relates to public policy. Contravention of this. An error in the application of the law.
Arabic original
إنشاء فرع لشركة أجنبية بالكويت أو مباشرتها عملاً تجارياً. شرطه. أن يكون لها وكيل كويتي وأن تمارس العمل من خلاله. ثبوت مباشرتها العمل بنفسها. أثره. بطلانه. تعلق ذلك بالنظام العام. مخالفة ذلك. خطأ في تطبيق القانون.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٠/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٤/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص ٤٣٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 38. PDF pages: 38.

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