BCC 47/2006
Type
Case
Court
Bahrain Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Bahrain
Taxonomy
General Commercial Law, Lending & Security, Financial Institutions, Guarantees, Children
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
3 Jul 2006
Catchwords
Commercial Activity – Debt – Bank – Guarantee – Children
This case involved the status of a guarantee made by a woman when she was a child but confirmed when she reached majority. The case also considered if this contract was a commercial or personal activity.
Background
A bank requested a judge to order a guarantor to pay 4834.083 Dinars and interest for a loan that her father had received from the bank. The judge refused to issue the order and referred the case to the court.
The court dismissed the case.
The bank appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The bank upheld the appealed ruling.
Decision