Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1744

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

A lawyer's breach of his professional duties by refraining from providing assistance or advice to his client's adversary. Constitutes professional misconduct, but does not affect the validity of the work he performed for his client's adversary. Example concerning the absence of grounds for applying the provisions of Articles 25 of Law 42/64 regulating the legal profession before the courts and 43 of the Evidence Law.
Arabic original
إخلال المحامي بواجبات مهنته بامتناعه عن تقديم مساعدة أو مشورة لخصم موكله. يشكل مخالفة مهنية إلا أنه لا ينال من صحة العمل الذي قام به لصالح خصم موكله. مثال بشأن عدم توافر موجبات إعمال أحكام المادتين ٢٥ ق ٤٢/٦٤ بشأن تنظيم مهنة المحاماة أمام المحاكم و ٤٣ ق الإثبات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ١/٥/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٩٠١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 341. PDF pages: 341.

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