Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2112

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

English translation of the principle

Real estate registration. A personal system conducted according to names, not properties. It has no complete evidentiary authority in itself and does not validate void contracts, complete incomplete contracts, or make a non-owner seller an owner. Law 5/1959 concerning real estate registration. Example.
Arabic original
التسجيل العقاري. نظام شخصي يجري وفقاً للأسماء لا بحسب العقارات. لا حجية كاملة له في ذاته ولا يصحح العقود الباطلة أو يكمل العقود الناقصة أو يجعل البائع غير المالك مالكاً. ق ٥/١٩٥٩ بشأن التسجيل العقاري. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧١٦/٢٠٠٩ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/١١/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٨ ج ٣ ص ٩٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 394. PDF pages: 394.

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