Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2122

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

English translation of the principle

Enactment of Law No. 5 of 1959 concerning Real Estate Registration. Its scope is confined to making the transfer of rights in rem occur through registration, to the exclusion of the other provisions of the contract. Effect thereof. The transferor has the right to collect the compensation for expropriation even if the contract has not been registered. Rationale therefor.
Arabic original
صدور القانون رقم ٥ لسنة ١٩٥٩ بشأن التسجيل العقاري. اقتصاره على جعل نقل الحقوق العينية يتم بالتسجيل دون ما عدا ذلك من أحكام العقد. أثره. للمتصرف الحق في صرف قيمة التعويض عن نزع الملكية حتى ولو لم يتم تسجيل العقد. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٩/١٩٩٥ مدني جلسة ١٤/١٠/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ١٠٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 396. PDF pages: 396.

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