Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1524

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 an action. Its cases. His prior expression of an opinion in the same dispute before him or in previous litigation between the same parties of which the pending case constitutes a continuation. Exception. His previous opinion satisfies the requirements of res judicata. Articles 102 of the Civil Procedure Law and 53 of the Evidence Law. - 664 - Civil Procedure
Arabic original
عدم صلاحية القاضي لنظر الدعوى. حالاته. سبق إبدائه رأياً في ذات النزاع المعروض عليه أو في خصومه سابقة ترددت بين نفس الخصوم تعد القضية المطروحة استمرارا لها. الاستثناء. توافر مقومات قوة الأمر المقضي لرأيه السابق. المادتان ١٠٢ مرافعات و ٥٣ إثبات. - ٦٦٤ - المرافعات
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١/١٩٩٦ مدني جلسة ٣/١٢/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الأول ص ٦٩٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 664. PDF pages: 658.

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