Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2723

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

English translation of the principle

Priority of a registered contract over an unregistered contract. It is not altered by proof of collusion between the parties to deprive the first purchaser. Knowledge of the prior sale by the second purchaser who registered the contract. It cannot serve as a presumption that the sale is simulated. Sale during death illness:
Arabic original
أفضلية العقد المسجل على العقد غير المسجل. لا يغير منه ثبوت تواطؤ الطرفين على حرمان المشتري الأول. علم المشتري الثاني الذي سجل عقده بالبيع السابق. عدم صلاحيته قرينة على صورية البيع. البيع في مرض الموت:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٩٥/٢٠٠٩ تجاري جلسة ٧/١٢/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٩ ج ٣ ص ١٦٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 528.

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