Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1185

A gift predating the promulgation of Amiri Decree No. 19/1959 concerning the Law on the Organization of the Judiciary. Its subjection to the rules prescribed in the Majalla of Judicial Provisions as the law under which the disposition was made. - Gift. Its nature. Transfer of ownership without consideration for the sake of the donee; it is concluded by offer and acceptance and is not completed except by taking possession. Article 833 and subsequent articles of the Majalla. - Assessment of possession of the gifted real property and holding it. Within the authority of the court of merits. Its condition. - A gift contract bearing a date authenticated before the notary public before Real Estate Registration Law No. 5/1959 came into force. Among the instruments accepted to establish the root of title before the body entrusted with registration procedures.