Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1024

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

English translation of the principle

The jurisdiction of the Civil Circuit of the Court of Appeal where there is no written agreement on lawyers' fees or the agreement is void. A judicial act resolving the dispute between the lawyer and the client over those fees. Its ruling thereon is final and may not be challenged. This differs from a non-contentious order issued by a judge outside constituted adversarial proceedings, which neither resolves the dispute between its parties nor has binding force. Article 32 of the Legal Profession Law, as amended. - 563 - Civil Procedure 26- Jurisdiction of the enforcement judge:-
Arabic original
اختصاص الدائرة المدنية بمحكمة الاستئناف في حالة عدم وجود اتفاق مكتوب على أتعاب المحاماة أو بطلان الاتفاق. عمل قضائي ينحسم به النزاع بين المحامي والموكل على تلك الأتعاب. قضاؤها فيه نهائي لا يجوز الطعن فيه.اختلاف ذلك عن الأمر الولائي الصادر من القاضي في غير خصومة منعقدة والذي لا يحسم النزاع بين طرفيه ولا يحوز حجية. م ٣٢ ق المحاماة المعدل. - ٥٦٣ - المرافعات ٢٦- اختصاص قاضي التنفيذ:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٥٢/٢٠٠٧ تجاري جلسة ٧/١١/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٨ ج ٣ ص ٧٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 563. PDF pages: 557.

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