Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2091

Contracts of sale transferring principal rights in rem, including ownership. Their nature as consensual contracts is not changed by the enactment of the Real Estate Registration Law. Its effect. Deferral of the transfer of rights until after registration. The implication thereof. Before registration, the transferor may not claim ownership of the disposed-of property for himself against the transferee, nor may he dispute with the latter the compensation for expropriation. The reason for this.