Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 455

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

English translation of the principle

The addressee of the provisions of Articles 13, 14 of Law 5/1959 concerning real estate registration is the authority entrusted with registration, and this does not prejudice the right of courts, when considering an action to establish ownership, to rely on any evidence they find convincing.
Arabic original
المعني بالخطاب بنص المادتين ١٣، ١٤ من القانون ٥/١٩٥٩ بشأن التسجيل العقاري هو الجهة المنوط بها التسجيل وليس فيه مساس بحق المحاكم عند نظر دعوى إثبات الملكية من الأخذ بأي دليل تقتنع به.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩/١٩٨٩ مدني جلسة ٢٩/١/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص١٢٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 93. PDF pages: 90.

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