Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 373

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

English translation of the principle

Recourse to the general law where a special law exists. Its criterion. - Signature of the appeal petition by a lawyer. An essential procedural requirement. Its rationale. Failure to comply. Its effect. Nullity of the petition. Article 18 of Law 42 of 1964. This does not conflict with the provisions of the Code of Procedure concerning the procedures for lodging an appeal.
Arabic original
الرجوع إلى القانون العام مع وجود القانون الخاص. مناطه. - توقيع صحيفة الاستئناف من محام. إجراء جوهري. علته. تخلف ذلك. أثره. بطلان الصحيفة. م ١٨ ق ٤٢ لسنة ١٩٦٤. لا تعارض في ذلك مع نصوص قانون المرافعات في شأن إجراءات رفع الاستئناف.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٦/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٦/١/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٧٤٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 81. PDF pages: 81.

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