Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1554

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

English translation of the principle

Acceptance of an application for recusal from an agent. Its condition. His submission, when formally lodging it, of a special power of attorney to challenge a particular judge or a particular panel in a specific action. Reason therefor: an application for a judge's recusal has a special nature making it a right - 671 - Civil Procedure personal to the litigant himself, in which his lawyer may not represent him. Contravention thereof. Its effect. Inadmissibility of the declaration of recusal.
Arabic original
قبول طلب الرد من الوكيل. شرطه. تقديمه توكيلاً خاصاً عند التقرير به برد قاضٍ بعينه أو هيئة بعينها في دعوى بذاتها. علة ذلك: طلب رد القاضي له طبيعة خاصة تجعله حقاً - ٦٧١ - المرافعات شخصياً للخصم نفسه وليس لمحاميه أن ينوب عنه فيه. مخالفة ذلك. أثرها. عدم قبول تقرير الرد.
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 — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 671. PDF pages: 665–666.

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