Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4038

The person in whose name the vehicle licence is issued. He is its owner regardless of his breach of his contractual obligations to the seller. - Inclusion in the vehicle sale contract of a retention-of-title clause pending receipt of the price. The nullity of that clause on grounds of public order. The reason: it prevents ownership from passing to the purchaser in whose name the vehicle is licensed. Article 5 bis of the Traffic Law. - The seller’s and purchaser’s obligation to take the procedures for transferring ownership of the vehicle within a specified period. Article 11 of the Traffic Law. - Transfer of ownership of the vehicle. Its manner. An example. - 791 - Ownership