Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 809

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

English translation of the principle

The good faith of the holder of a commercial instrument is presumed. Whoever alleges bad faith must prove it. The relevant time for proving bad faith is the time when the commercial instrument was endorsed.
Arabic original
حسن نية الحامل للورقة التجارية مفترض. على من يدعي سوء النية إثباته العبرة في إثبات سوء النية بوقت حصول تظهير الورقة التجارية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٣/٨٣ تجاري جلسة ١١/٤/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٤٩٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 150. PDF pages: 150.

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