Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1764

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

English translation of the principle

The legislature’s permission to pay 20% of the share’s value upon subscription and to pay the remainder within five years, without prescribing forfeiture as a sanction for exceeding that period. Its effect. The company has the right to claim the remainder of the price unless its right is extinguished by prescription.
Arabic original
إجازة المشرع دفع نسبة ٢٠ ٪ من قيمة السهم عند الاكتتاب وسداد الباقي خلال خمسة سنوات وعدم ترتيبه جزاء السقوط على تجاوز تلك المدة. أثره. للشركة الحق في المطالبة بباقي الثمن ما لم يسقط حقها بالتقادم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤١٦/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ١٠/٦/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ١٥٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 307. PDF pages: 307.

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