Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2908

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

English translation of the principle

Real property actions concerning real property situated abroad. They fall, by way of exception, outside the jurisdiction of the Kuwaiti courts. An action for rescission of a contract for the sale of real property situated in a state other than the State of Kuwait which has not been registered is not covered by the aforementioned exception. - An unregistered real property sale contract. The obligations it creates are personal obligations.
Arabic original
الدعاوى العقارية المتعلقة بعقار واقع في الخارج. تخرج استثناءً عن اختصاص المحاكم الكويتية. الدعوى بفسخ عقد بيع عقار كائن بدولة أخرى غير دولة الكويت ولم يسجل لا يشمل الاستثناء المشار إليه. - عقد بيع العقار الذي لم يسجل. الالتزامات التي يولدها هي التزامات شخصية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٩١/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ٣١/٣/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٣٢١)

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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