Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1796

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

English translation of the principle

The impermissibility of agreeing to anything contrary to what is stated in the premises’ licence concerning ownership. Article 2/2 of Law 32 of 1969 concerning the regulation of commercial premises licences. Its scope. It does not extend to a dispute over ownership of the movables located in the commercial premises. Their subjection, in that respect, to the general rules of evidence.
Arabic original
عدم جواز الاتفاق على ما يخالف ما ورد في ترخيص المحل من حيث الملكية. م ٢/٢ ق ٣٢ لسنة ١٩٦٩ بشأن تنظيم تراخيص المحلات التجارية. نطاقه. عدم امتداده إلى النزاع على حق ملكية المنقولات الموجودة في المحل التجاري. خضوعها في ذلك للقواعد العامة في الإثبات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤/١٩٧٣ مدني جلسة ١٠/٦/١٩٧٤- مج ٧ س ص ١٨٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 313. PDF pages: 313.

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