Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4542

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

English translation of the principle

The private dwelling necessary for the residence of a Kuwaiti debtor and their family may not be attached. The conditions for this: proof that the debtor occupied the property as a private dwelling for themselves and their family before the debt arose, and that the property is necessary for their residence. Its import. A mortgage over this dwelling is void. The reason for this.
Arabic original
عدم جواز الحجز على السكن الخاص اللازم لإقامة المدين الكويتي وأسرته. شروط ذلك: ثبوت أن المدين كان يشغل العقار كسكن خاص له ولأسرته قبل نشأته الدين وأن العقار لازم لإقامتهم. مؤداه. الرهن الوارد على هذا السكن يقع باطلا.ً علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٥/٢٠٠٩ مدني جلسة ٢٢/٣/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٨ ج ١ ص ٣٩٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 896.

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