Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2991

The seller may not refuse delivery on the ground that the purchaser is a foreigner and does not satisfy the conditions necessary for licensing the car sold. The reason thereof: determining whether or not the conditions are satisfied is entrusted to the General Traffic Department. - The person in whose name the car licence is issued. He is its owner regardless of his breach of his contractual obligations towards the seller. - Inclusion in the car sale contract of a retention-of-title clause until payment of the price in full. That clause is void on grounds of public policy. The reason thereof: it prevents the transfer of ownership to the purchaser in whose name it is licensed. Article 5 bis of the Traffic Law. - 583 - Sale - The seller’s and purchaser’s obligation to undertake the procedures for transferring ownership of the car within a specified period. Article 11 of the Traffic Law. - Transfer of ownership of a car. How it is effected. Example.