Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 144

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

English translation of the principle

The new law. Its application immediately upon taking effect to legal positions formed after its entry into force, whether in their creation, production of effects or extinction. Their being based on earlier events or relationships does not alter this.
Arabic original
القانون الجديد. سريانه فور العمل به على المراكز القانونية التي تتكون بعد نفاذه سواء في نشأتها أو في إنتاجها لآثارها أو في انقضائها. لا يغير منه أن تكون مستندة إلى وقائع أو علاقات سابقة عليه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٩٥/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ١٢/٣/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٥ ج ١ ص ٤٣٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 34. PDF pages: 34.

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