Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2911

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

English translation of the principle

Real estate registration. A personal system conducted according to names, not properties, and not having full evidentiary force in itself. Its implication. It does not validate void contracts, nor does it complete deficient contracts or make a non-owner seller an owner. An example.
Arabic original
التسجيل العقاري. نظام شخصي يجري وفقاً للأسماء لا بحسب العقارات وليست له حجية كاملة في ذاته. مؤداه. عدم تصحيحه العقود الباطلة كما أنه لا يكمل العقود الناقصة أو يجعل من البائع غير المالك مالكاً. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٧، ٨/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ٣٠/٥/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٦٨٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 567.

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