Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 617

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

English translation of the principle

The retained lawyer’s signature on the pleading pursuant to the provisions of the Law Regulating the Legal Profession. Its implication. What appears in statements of claim or memoranda submitted in the action is attributable to the litigant, not to his lawyer who drafted these papers or supervised their drafting.
Arabic original
توقيع المحامي الموكل على الصحيفة إعمالاً لأحكام قانون تنظيم المحاماة. مؤداه. ما يرد في صحف الدعاوى أو المذكرات المقدمة في الدعوى. انصرافه إلى الخصم لا إلى محاميه الذي حرر هذه الأوراق أو أشرف على تحريرها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣٢/١٩٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/٥/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول المجلد الثاني ص ٤٥٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 473. PDF pages: 467.

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