Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1509

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

English translation of the principle

A judge’s disqualification from hearing the action: having previously expressed an opinion in the action, performed an act that gives the judge an opinion therein, or taken a measure revealing the judge’s viewpoint. The common element among these situations. Article 102, Procedure.
Arabic original
عدم صلاحية القاضي لنظر الدعوى سبق إبدائه رأياً في الدعوى أو قيامه بعمل يجعل له رأياً فيها أو اتخاذ إجراء يشف عن وجهة نظره. الجامع لهذه الصور. م١٠٢ مرافعات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٢/١٩٨٤ تجاري جلسة ١٥/٥/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول المجلد الأول ص ٧٨٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 661. PDF pages: 655.

Kuwait law articles mentioned in this principle

Ask the assistant about this principle

Guidance based on the principle and its source details, separate from the original collection text.

Related principles

Continue your case in the legal workspace

Open legal workspace