Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3700

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

English translation of the principle

Acceptance of an application for recusal from an agent. Its condition. Submission of a special power of attorney when formally filing it, authorizing recusal of a particular judge or a particular panel in a specific action. The reason: an application to recuse a judge has a special nature making it a personal right of the litigant, in which the litigant’s lawyer may not act on the litigant’s behalf. Contravention thereof. Its effect. Inadmissibility of the recusal filing. Apparent agency:
Arabic original
قبول طلب الرد من الوكيل. شرطه. تقديمه توكيلاً خاصاً عند التقرير به برد قاض بٍعينه أو هيئة بعينها في دعوى بذاتها. علة ذلك: طلب رد القاضي له طبيعة خاصة تجعله حقاً شخصياً للخصم نفسه وليس لمحاميه أن ينوب عنه فيه. مخالفة ذلك. أثرها. عدم قبول تقرير الرد. الوكالة الظاهرة:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٦١/٢٠٠٧ مدني جلسة ٣/١١/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ٣ ص ٣٣٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 727.

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