Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2875

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

English translation of the principle

The legislature's prescription of a particular form for a contract or its amendment. Pursuit of a public interest connected with public policy. Absence of the formality. Its effect. Nonexistence of the contract or amendment. - The memorandum of association of a limited liability company or any subsequent agreement modifying its effects. Requirement that it be embodied in an instrument - 489 - Commercial that is official. Failure to do so. Its absolute nullity. Example of the nullity of an agreement amending a company's memorandum of association for lack of official form and failure to follow the procedures prescribed by law.
Arabic original
فرض المشرع شكلاً معيناً لأحد العقود أو لتعديله. استهداف مصلحة عامة تتصل بالنظام العام. تخلف الشكلية. أثره. انعدام العقد أو التعديل. - عقد الشركة ذات المسؤولية المحددة أو أي اتفاق لاحق معدل لآثاره. استلزام إفراغه في محرر - ٤٨٩ - تجاري رسمي. تخلف ذلك. بطلانه بطلاناً مطلقاً. مثال لبطلان إتفاق تعديل عقد الشركة لتخلف الرسمية وعدم اتباع الإجراءات المقررة قانوناً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٩/٨٦ تجاري جلسة ٥/١١/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٦٧٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 489. PDF pages: 489–490.

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