Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1806

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

English translation of the principle

Licences for commercial establishments. Prohibition on their issuance to a non-Kuwaiti. Requirement that a Kuwaiti own a specified share and bear responsibility for management. The sanction for violating this is revocation of the licence. Rationale therefor.
Arabic original
تراخيص المحلات التجارية. حظر صدورها لغيرالكويتي. اشتراط ملكية الكويتي لحصة معينة ومسئولية عن الإدارة. جزاء مخالفة ذلك إلغاء الترخيص. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٦/١٩٨٠ تجاري جلسة ١٧/٣/١٩٨٢ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ١٧١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 314. PDF pages: 314.

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