Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 160

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

English translation of the principle

The new law applies immediately upon taking effect to legal positions formed after its entry into force and with immediate effect to the future effects arising from previous legal positions. Exception. The effects of transactions concluded under the old law remain subject to it unless its provisions relate to public policy.
Arabic original
سريان القانون الجديد فور العمل به علي المراكز القانونية التي تتكون بعد نفاذه وبأثر مباشر علي الآثار المستقبلية التي تترتب علي المراكز القانونية السابقة. الاستثناء. آثار التصرفات المبرمة في ظل القانون القديم تظل خاضعة له ما لم تكن أحكامه متعلقة بالنظام العام.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٤٠/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٢/٣/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٦ ج ١ ص ٢٠٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 368. PDF pages: 362.

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