Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1899

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

English translation of the principle

Sale of a commercial business. Official form is an essential element of its formation. Its absence: effect thereof. Its nullity and its being deemed never to have existed. Any interested person may invoke this nullity, and the court may declare it of its own motion. Compensation therefor is based on tortious liability, not contractual liability. Example.
Arabic original
بيع المحل التجاري. الرسمية ركن لانعقاده. تخلفها أثره. بطلانه واعتباره كأن لم يكن. جواز التمسك بهذا البطلان من كل ذي مصلحة وللمحكمة أن تقضي به من تلقاء نفسها. التعويض عن ذلك أساسه المسئولية التقصيرية لا المسئولية العقدية. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٦/١٩٧٧ تجاري جلسة ١٨/١٠/١٩٧٨ مج ٧ س ص ٢٤١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 332. PDF pages: 332.

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