Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 189

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

English translation of the principle

Commercial acts. Their nature. - Liberal professions. Are not considered commercial acts even if practising them requires undertaking acts of a commercial character. - Determining whether an act is commercial and whether or not a person is a merchant. Within the authority of the court of merits.
Arabic original
الأعمال التجارية. ماهيتها. - المهن الحرة. لا تعتبر من الأعمال التجارية ولو اقتضت مباشرتها القيام بأعمال ذات صفة تجارية. - استخلاص تجارية العمل وكون الشخص تاجراً من عدمه. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٥/٨٥ تجاري جلسة ١٨/٦/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٥٠٢)

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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