BCC 32/2019
Type
Case
Court
Bahrain Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Bahrain
Taxonomy
Crown & Royal Prerogative, Legal Rights, Creation of Contract, Civil Courts, Jurisdiction & Choice of Law
Decision date
22 Jul 2019
Catchwords
Forced Signature - Contract - Sales Contract - Royal Family - Court - Jurisdiction
This case involved a request by some heirs to have a sales contract signed by their father dismissed because their father had been forced to sign it. A key question was whether the court had jurisdiction as it involved the royal family.
Background
The heirs of a deceased man filed a case against defendants before the court. They requested the court to dismiss a sales contract which had been signed by their father. They said that they had discovered that their father had released the contract to the sixth defendant (who was his wife) against his will.
The court dismissed the case.
The heirs appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court said that the consideration of the case did not fall under its jurisdiction.