Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 423

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

English translation of the principle

Refusal to pay. Causes loss of eligibility for nomination to membership of banks' boards of directors. No requirement that the refusal indicate genuine inability and a disturbed financial position as justification for loss of eligibility. Restricting the refusal to a specified time span or confining it to a particular period. Impermissible. Reason therefor. Article 39 of the Companies Law, 68 of Law 32 of 1968.
Arabic original
الامتناع عن الدفع. يفقد الصلاحية للترشيح لعضوية مجلس إدارة البنوك. عدم اشتراط أن يكون الامتناع منبئاً عن عجز حقيقي ومركز مالي مضطرب كمبرر لفقد الصلاحية. تقييد الامتناع بمدى زمني محدد أو قصره على مدة معينة. غير جائز. علة ذلك. المادة ٣٩ من قانون الشركات، ٦٨ ق ٣٢ لسنة ١٩٦٨.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٩/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/٤/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٧٢٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 86. PDF pages: 86.

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