Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2907

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

English translation of the principle

Ownership in real property matters does not pass between the contracting parties or as against third parties except by registration. Article 7 of Decree-Law 5/1959. - A debtor's disposition is not effective against the attaching creditor if that disposition was publicized after registration of the attachment application. Example.
Arabic original
الملكية في المواد العقارية لا تنتقل فيما بين المتعاقدين أو بالنسبة للغير إلا بالتسجيل. م ٧ من المرسوم بقانون ٥/١٩٥٩. - لا ينفذ تصرف المدين في حق الدائن الحاجز إذا كان هذا التصرف قد حصل شهره بعد تسجيل طلب الحجز. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢/٩٥ مدني جلسة ٢٠/١١/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٩٤٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 566.

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