Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2783
State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
Prohibition on issuing licences to open and own commercial establishments to non-Kuwaitis. The owner of the capital or the person responsible for its management must be Kuwaiti. The reason for this. Contravention of this. Its effect is cancellation and nullity of the licence because it concerns public policy. Example.
Arabic original
حظر صدور تراخيص فتح وتملك المحلات التجارية لغير الكويتي. وجوب أن يكون المالك لرأس المال أو المسئول عن إدارته كويتياً. علة ذلك. مخالفة ذلك. أثره إلغاء الترخيص وبطلانه لتعلقه بالنظام العام. مثال.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٣٨/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٥/١٢/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٦٨٣)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 477. PDF pages: 477.
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