Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2847

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

English translation of the principle

The bankruptcy court is not a court of merits with respect to challenges concerning the validity, nullity, or forgery of the documents presented to it. The effect thereof: its judgment has no res judicata effect concerning the validity or nullity of a contract before the trial court. Example concerning a company's memorandum of association.
Arabic original
محكمة الإفلاس ليست محكمة موضوع بالنسبة للطعن بصحة الأوراق المعروضة عليها أو بطلانها أو تزويرها. أثر ذلك: حكمها لا يحوز أية حجية في شأن صحة عقد أو بطلانه أمام محكمة الموضوع. مثال بشأن عقد تأسيس شركة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢١/٩٩ تجاري جلسة ١٣/١٢/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٦٦٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 485. PDF pages: 485.

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