Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3242

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

English translation of the principle

A void contract and a voidable contract. The effect of each in relation to a particular successor. Absolute nullity of a contract because it contains an amendment to the memorandum of a limited partnership without embodying it in an official instrument. Its effect. Its nonexistence, and the particular successor to whom the right was assigned may not invoke acquisition of the right for consideration and in good faith.
Arabic original
العقد الباطل والعقد القابل للإبطال. أثر كل منهما بالنسبة للخلف الخاص. بطلان العقد بطلاناً مطلقاً لتضمنه تعديلاً لعقد شركة توصية بسيطة دون إفراغه في محرر رسمي. أثره. انعدامه ولا يحق للخلف الخاص المحال إليه التمسك بتلقيه الحق معاوضة وبحسن نية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٦٢/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ١٧/٦/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٣٨٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 546. PDF pages: 546.

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