Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 39

The permissibility of agreeing in a sale contract that the seller shall retain ownership of the thing sold until payment of the entire price. Article 464, Civil Code, and Articles 137/1, 138, Commercial Code. Such a condition in the sale of a motor vehicle is absolutely void. Article 5 bis, Law 16/1976 concerning Traffic, without the nullity extending to the sale contract itself. Its effect. Ownership of the motor vehicle passes to the purchaser upon the mere conclusion of the contract. The reason for this.