Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 480

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

English translation of the principle

The enactment of Law No. 5/1959 concerning Real Estate Registration. Its scope is limited to making the transfer of rights in rem occur through registration, to the exclusion of the other provisions of the contract. Its effect. The transferor has the right to receive the amount of compensation for expropriation even if the contract has not been registered. The reason therefor.
Arabic original
صدور القانون رقم ٥/١٩٥٩ بشأن التسجيل العقاري. اقتصاره على جعل نقل الحقوق العينية يتم بالتسجيل دون ما عدا من أحكام العقد. أثره. للمتصرف الحق في صرف قيمة التعويض عن نزع الملكية حتى ولو لم يتم تسجيل العقد. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٩/١٩٩٥ مدني جلسة ١٤/١٠/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص١٠٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 97. PDF pages: 94.

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