Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2859

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

A judgment’s effect does not extend, nor does its res judicata authority extend, to a particular successor. The exception.
Arabic original
الحكم لا يتعدى أثره ولا تمتد حجيته إلى الخلف الخاص. الاستثناء.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٤/٢٠٠٢ مدني جلسة ٣/١١/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد السادس ص ٦١٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 555.

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