Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 105

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The new law applies to everything occurring from the date it enters into force. The effects of legal acts are subject to the law under which they were performed, unless the provisions of the new law relate to public policy. - Rules governing the warranty against third-party entitlement. Do not relate to public policy. Its implication. Application of the law in force at the time the sale contract was concluded. The purchaser’s discovery of a third party’s entitlement to the sale after the new law entered into force. Has no effect.
Arabic original
القانون الجديد يسري على كل ما يقع من تاريخ العمل به. خضوع آثار التصرفات للقانون الذي تمت في ظله ما لم تكن أحكام القانون الجديد متعلقة بالنظام العام. - قواعد ضمان الاستحقاق. عدم تعلقها بالنظام العام. مؤداه. انطباق القانون الساري وقت إبرام عقد البيع. اكتشاف المشتري استحقاق الغير للبيع بعد نفاذ القانون الجديد. لا أثر له.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٦، ١٠/٩٤ مدني جلسة ١٠/١٠/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٤٤٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 26. PDF pages: 26.

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