Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4098

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

English translation of the principle

The private residence necessary for housing the Kuwaiti debtor and his family. It may not be attached. The condition therefor. The debtor and his family must occupy this residence before the debt arises, and this must be confined to one residence for the debtor.
Arabic original
السكن الخاص اللازم لإقامة المدين الكويتي وأسرته. عدم جواز الحجز عليه. شرطه. أن يشغل المدين وأسرته هذا المسكن قبل نشأة الدين وأن يقتصر ذلك على سكن واحد للمدين.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٥٧/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٣/٥/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السادس ص٣٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 716. PDF pages: 713.

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