Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 317

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

English translation of the principle

The tangible and intangible components of a business. - When a contract may be considered a sale of a commercial business. The purchaser of the commercial business must carry on the same activity that the seller carried on.
Arabic original
مشتملات المتجر المادية وغير المادية. - متى يمكن اعتبار العقد بيعا لمحل تجاري. وجوب أن يمارس مشترى المحل التجاري ذات النشاط الذي كان يمارسه البائع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٧/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/٢/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٩٤٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 66. PDF pages: 66.

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