Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 462

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

English translation of the principle

Contracts of sale transferring principal rights in rem, including ownership. Their nature as consensual contracts is not changed by the enactment of the Real Estate Registration Law. Its effect. Deferral of the transfer of rights until after registration. Its consequence. Before registration, the transferor may not claim ownership of the transferred property against the transferee, nor may the transferor dispute with the transferee compensation for the ownership dispute. The reason therefor. - 94 - Civil Procedure
Arabic original
عقود البيع الناقلة للحقوق العينية الأصلية ومنها حق الملكية. عدم تغير طبيعتها كعقود رضائية بصدور قانون التسجيل العقاري. أثره. تراخي نقل الحقوق إلى ما بعد التسجيل. مؤدى ذلك. ليس للمتصرف أن يدعي لنفسه قبل التسجيل ملكية العقار المتصرف فيه في مواجهة المتصرف غليه كما لا يحق له منازعته في التعويض عن نزاع الملكية. علة ذلك. - ٩٤ - المرافعات
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦/١٩٩٤ مدني جلسة ٧/١١/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص١٠٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 94. PDF pages: 91.

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