Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1665

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

English translation of the principle

A limited liability company. How it is liquidated. - Nullity of the company contract. Produces its original effects. Its consequence. Settlement of the partners’ rights concerning transactions completed before its nullity in accordance with the terms of the contract of the company declared void. The reason for this: during the period preceding the judgment of nullity, the company is considered a de facto company producing the effects of a valid company pursuant to the terms agreed upon in the void contract.
Arabic original
الشركة ذات المسئولية المحدودة. كيفية تصفيتها. - بطلان عقد الشركة. يرتب آثاره الأصلية. مؤداه. تصفية حقوق الشركاء عن المعاملات التي تمت قبل بطلانه وفقاً لشروط عقد الشركة التي قضى ببطلانها. علة ذلك: أن الشركة في الفترة السابقة على الحكم بالبطلان تعتبر شركة واقع تنتج الآثار التي تنتجها الشركة الصحيحة طبقاً للشروط المتفق عليها في العقد الباطل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٦/١٩٧٦ تجاري جلسة ١/١١/١٩٧٨- مج ٧ س ص ١٨٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 292. PDF pages: 292.

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