Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1927

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

English translation of the principle

The goodwill of a commercial establishment. Its elements and their combined effect in attracting customers. - The license and building are among the tangible elements of a business. Leasing it with its tangible and intangible components constitutes a sale of the business. The condition for this. - Determining whether the elements of the business to which the sale relates constitute essential elements of the commercial establishment such that its sale constitutes a sale of a commercial establishment, or are nonessential. Within the authority of the trial court. The condition for this. - Characterizing whether the sale is a sale of a commercial establishment or a sale of some of its nonessential elements. A question of law subject to review by the Court of Cassation.
Arabic original
شهرة المحل التجاري. عناصرها وأثرها مجتمعة على اجتذاب العملاء. - الترخيص والمبنى من العناصر المادية للمتجر. تأجيره بما يشتمل عليه من مقومات مادية ومعنوية يعد بيعاً للمتجر. شرط ذلك. - الفصل فيما إذا كانت عناصر المتجر التي انصب عليها البيع تعد عناصر جوهرية للمحل التجاري تجعل بيعه بيعاً لمحل تجاري أم أنها غير جوهرية. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك. - تكييف ما إذاكان البيع بيعاً لمحل تجاري أو بيعاً لبعض عناصره غير الجوهرية. مسألة قانونية تخضع لرقابة محكمة التمييز.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٦/١٩٩٧ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/٢/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٤٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 336. PDF pages: 336.

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