Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1901

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

English translation of the principle

Purchase of a business under a sale contract not embodied in official form. Effect thereof. Nullity of the contract. The purchaser has no standing in this respect and is not considered a successor to his sellers. Consequence thereof. He may not be sued on this basis. Reason therefor.
Arabic original
شراء المتجر بعقد بيع لم يفرغ في الشكل الرسمي. أثره. بطلان العقد. لا صفة للمشتري من هذه الناحية ولا يعتبر خلفاً لبائعيه. مؤداه. عدم جواز مخاصمته على هذا الأساس. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٤/١٩٧٨ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/١١/١٩٧٨- مج ٧ س ص ٢٤٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 333. PDF pages: 333.

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