Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2418

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

English translation of the principle

Both the memorandum of incorporation of a joint-stock company and its articles of association must be drawn up in an official instrument. Failure to observe this. Its effect: nullity. Example. - The agency must satisfy the form required for the legal disposition.
Arabic original
وجوب أن يحرر كل من عقد تأسيس شركة المساهمة ونظامها الأساسي في روقة رسمية. عدم مراعاة ذلك. أثره: البطلان. مثال. - وجوب أن تتوافر في الوكالة الشكل الواجب توافره في التصرف القانوني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٩٠/٩٩ تجاري جلسة ٤/٦/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٤١٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 417. PDF pages: 417.

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