Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2232

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

English translation of the principle

Official form is an essential element in the formation of a sale of a business. Its absence. Its effect: nullity of the contract, whether as regards the contracting parties or third parties. It may be invoked by any interested party, and the court may rule on it of its own motion. Articles 34, 26/1 of the Commercial Code, 184, Civil Code. Example.
Arabic original
الرسمية ركن في انعقاد بيع المتجر. تخلفها. أثره: بطلان العقد بطلاناً سواء بالنسبة للمتعاقدين أو الغير. جواز التمسك به من كل ذي مصلحة وللمحكمة أن تقضي به من تلقاء نفسها. المادتان٣٤، ٢٦/١ من قانون التجارة، ١٨٤ مدني. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٧٥/١٩٩٨، ١٩٥/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/١٢/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٤٧٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 390. PDF pages: 390.

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