Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 135

The general rule is that the new law applies to legal positions formed after its entry into force and to future effects arising from earlier legal positions. The exception: the effects of dispositions concluded under the old law remain subject to it unless the provisions of the new law concern public policy. Article 3 of the Civil Code. An example. - The immediate effect of Law 20 of 1992 concerning exemption from Credit and Savings Bank loans and installments on government houses. Its consequence. Beginning on the date of its enactment, government houses may not be disposed of without the approval of the Public Housing Authority if there are minors among the deceased's children. An example.