Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 718

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

English translation of the principle

A cheque embodies its own cause. - A cheque lacking one of its essential particulars. It loses its character as a cheque. However, it may acquire the character of any other commercial instrument if it contains that instrument's particulars, or become an ordinary instrument evidencing an obligation.
Arabic original
الشيك ينطوي بذاته على سببه. - خلو الشيك من أحد بياناته الجوهرية. يفقده صفته كشيك. ولكن من الممكن أن يأخذ صفة أي ورقة تجارية أخرى متى توافرت فيه بياناتها أو يتحول إلى سند عادي مثبت لالتزام.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٧/٨٣ تجاري جلسة ١٨/٧/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٣٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 137. PDF pages: 137.

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