Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3975

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

English translation of the principle

Completion of the prescribed attachment procedures. Does not in itself remove the attached property from the ownership of the person against whom attachment is levied. Its implication. Attachment is preparatory to satisfying the possessor's right. The effect thereof. The person against whom attachment is levied is not deprived of his right or of disposing of it, provided that this does not conflict with the purpose of attachment. - A defective procedure. Remains in existence, producing its effects, until its invalidity is adjudged. The reason therefor. - The rule prohibiting attachment of certain assets of the debtor does not concern public policy. The exception. A statutory provision or what the judiciary has determined. Article 216/c of the Code of Procedure. Example concerning the prohibition on attaching property donated as maintenance.
Arabic original
استيفاء إجراءات الحجز المقررة. لا يؤدي بمجرده إلى إخراج المال المحجوز من ملك المحجوز عليه. مقتضى ذلك. أن الحجز هو تمهيد لاستيفاء حق الحائز. أثر ذلك. عدم حرمان المحجوز عليه من حقه أو التصرف فيه بشرط ألا يتعارض ذلك مع الغاية من الحجز. - الإجراء المعيب.يبقى قائماً منتجاً لآثاره إلى أن يحكم ببطلانه.علة ذلك. - قاعدة عدم جواز الحجز على بعض أموال المدين لا تتعلق بالنظام العام. الاستثناء. نص القانون أو ما قرره القضاء.م٢١٦/ج مرافعات. مثال بشأن عدم جواز الحجز على المال الموهوب كنفقة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٨٢/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/٩/٢٠٠٦ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٤ ج٣ ص١٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 695. PDF pages: 692.

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