Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 142

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part One · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Provisions of laws. Their application to legal positions occurring from the date of their entry into force, whether in their creation, production of effects or termination. Transactions concluded before that date. They remain subject to the provisions of the old law unless the law provides otherwise. - Prohibition on the sale of undivided shares in land for which no subdivision decision has been issued. Its application from the date of entry into force of Decree-Law 92 of 1976. Establishment that the transaction was concluded and its date authenticated before its issuance. Its implication. It is not subject to its provisions. Contravention thereof. An error in the application of the law requiring cassation of the judgment.
Arabic original
أحكام القوانين. سريانها على المراكز القانونية التي تقع من تاريخ العمل بها سواء في نشأتها أو في إنتاجها لآثارها أو انقضائها. التصرفات المبرمة قبل هذا التاريخ. بقاؤها خاضعة لأحكام القانون القديم ما لم ينص القانون على خلاف ذلك. - حظر بيع الحصص الشائعة في الأراضي التي لم يصدر قرار بتقسيمها. سريانه من تاريخ العمل بالمرسوم بقانون ٩٢ لسنة ١٩٧٦. ثبوت أن التصرف أبرم وأثبت تاريخه قبل صدوره. مؤداه. عدم خضوعه لأحكامه. مخالفة ذلك. خطأ في تطبيق القانون يُوجب تمييز الحكم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠٤/٢٠٠١ مدني جلسة ٢٠/٥/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس المجلد التاسع ص ٣١٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 363. PDF pages: 357.

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