Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2493

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

English translation of the principle

A final adjudication. It acquires the force of res judicata only in respect of disputes arising between the litigants and determined by the court expressly or implicitly. Consequence thereof. Failure to register the judgment of validity and enforceability of the sale contract to transfer ownership to the purchaser. Has no effect upon its binding force between its parties or upon precluding them from raising - 473 - Civil Procedure matters previously necessarily determined expressly or by necessary implication in any subsequent action, even with new legal or factual evidence.
Arabic original
القضاء النهائي. عدم اكتسابه قوة الأمر المقضي إلا فيما ثار بين الخصوم من نزاع وفصلت فيه المحكمة بصفة صريحة أو ضمنية. مؤداه. عدم تسجيل الحكم الصادر بصحة ونفاذ عقد البيع لنقل الملكية للمشتري. لا أثر له على حجيته بين أطرافه ومنعهم من إثارة - ٤٧٣ - المرافعات ما سبق أن فصل فيه بصفة لازمة صريحة أو ضمنية حتمية في أية دعوى تالية ولو بأدلة قانونية أو واقعية جديدة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعون ٨٥٦، ٨٧٢، ٨٨٤/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ٨/٣/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٨ج١ص٣٧٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 473. PDF pages: 470–471.

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