Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1908

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

English translation of the principle

Commercial premises. Licensing a non-Kuwaiti to open and operate them. Impermissible. Issuance of a licence to a Kuwaiti and its assignment by him to a non-Kuwaiti, directly or indirectly. Effect. Revocation of the licence. A non-Kuwaiti's demand. Delivery of the licence to him for its exploitation. Must be rejected. Reason for this.
Arabic original
المحلات التجارية. الترخيص بفتحها واستغلالها لغير الكويتي. غير جائز. صدور ترخيص لكويتي وتنازله عنه لغير كويتي مباشرة أو بطريق غير مباشر. أثره. إلغاء الترخيص. مطالبة غيرالكويتي. تسليمه الترخيص لاستغلاله. واجبة الرفض. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٤٠/١٩٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/١١/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ١٨٩)

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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