Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 171

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Enactment of Law No. 5/1959 concerning real estate registration. Its restriction to making the transfer of rights in rem occur through registration, without extending to the other provisions of the contract. Its effect. The transferor has the right to collect the expropriation compensation even if the contract has not been registered. The reason therefor.
Arabic original
صدور القانون رقم ٥/١٩٥٩ 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 الثالث ص ٢٠٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 41. PDF pages: 41.

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