Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 42

An appeal petition lacking a lawyer's signature. Its effect. Its invalidity despite the absence of a provision to that effect in the Procedural Law. Reason therefor. The Legal Profession Law requires the signature. - The Procedural Law does not require a lawyer's signature on an appeal petition and provides for the repeal of every provision contrary to its provisions. This repeal does not extend to the requirement under the Legal Profession Law that an appeal petition must be signed by a lawyer. Reason therefor.