Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 186

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

English translation of the principle

The sale and purchase of land or real estate. The general rule is that it is a civil act. A transaction undertaken with the intention of profiting from its sale in its original condition or after subdivision. A commercial act. Its effect. It is subject to the provisions of the Commercial Law.
Arabic original
بيعوشراءالأرضأوالعقار.الأصلأنهعملمدني.جريانالتصرفبقصدالربحمنبيعهبحالته الأصلية أو بعد تجزئته. عمل من الأعمال التجارية. أثره. خضوعه لأحكام قانون التجارة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧/١٩٧٨ مدني جلسة ١٩/٢/١٩٧٩- مج ٧ س ص ٢١٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 43. PDF pages: 43.

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