Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 469

Ownership of real property. Its transfer by registration, whether between the contracting parties or in relation to third parties. The basis thereof. Article 7 of the Real Estate Registration Law 5/1959. Failure to complete registration. Its consequence. - An unregistered sale contract effects the transfer of ownership of the real property to the purchaser. The implication thereof. He may not request confirmation of his ownership on the basis of this contract. The challenged judgment's adherence to this view and its ruling reversing the appealed judgment and dismissing the action. Correct. - 95 - Pleadings