Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1634

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

English translation of the principle

Managing individuals' accounts, pledging and lending are banking activities that exchange companies may not undertake. Any agreement thereon is absolutely void on public-policy grounds, rendering the contract nonexistent from the time of its conclusion. Elimination of every effect of its performance. Example.
Arabic original
إدارة حسابات الأفراد والرهن والقرض من أعمال البنوك التي لا يجوز لشركات الصرافة ممارستها. بطلان كل اتفاق على ذلك بطلاناً مطلقاً متعلقاً بالنظام العام ويعدم العقد من وقت إبرامه. زوال كل أثر لتنفيذه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٧/٩٨ تجاري جلسة ٨/١١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ١٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 287. PDF pages: 287.

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