Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 378

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

English translation of the principle

Recourse to the general law where a special law exists. Its criterion. - Signature of the statement of appeal by a lawyer. An essential procedure. Its rationale. Failure thereof. Its effect. Nullity of the statement. Article 18 of Law 42 of 1964. This does not conflict with the provisions of the Code of Procedure concerning the procedures for lodging an appeal.
Arabic original
الرجوع إلى القانون العام مع وجود القانون الخاص. مناطه. - توقيع صحيفة الاستئناف من محام. إجراء جوهري علته. تخلف ذلك. أثره. بطلان الصحيفة. م١٨ ق ٤٢ لسنة ١٩٦٤. لا تعارض في ذلك مع نصوص قانون المرافعات في شأن إجراءات رفع الاستئناف.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٦/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١٦/١/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الخامس ص ٧٤٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 418. PDF pages: 412.

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