Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1556

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

English translation of the principle

An application for recusal. Failure to submit it before any plea or defence in the case. Its consequence. The right to it lapses. The exception. Grounds arising thereafter, or the applicant for recusal proving that he was unaware of it. Closure of pleadings without formally declaring recusal. Its consequence. The litigant’s right to seek it lapses in all cases.
Arabic original
طلب الرد. عدم تقديمه قبل أي دفع أو دفاع في القضية. أثره. سقوط الحق فيه. الاستثناء. حدوث أسباب بعد ذلك أو إثبات طالب الرد أنه كان لا يعلم به. إقفال باب المرافعة دون التقرير بالرد. أثره. سقوط حق الخصم في طلبه في جميع الأحوال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعون ٧٨، ٨٣/٢٠٠٨، ٦٦٥/٢٠٠٩ مدني جلسة ٢٨/٩/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٩ ج ٣ ص ٢٢٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 672. PDF pages: 666.

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