Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 87

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

English translation of the principle

Procedural laws do not apply to procedures completed before their effective date. - The enactment of a new law does not validate a procedural act that was void, so long as the statutory period for taking that procedural act has expired.
Arabic original
قوانين المرافعات لا تسري على ما تم من إجراءات قبل تاريخ العمل بها. - صدور قانون جديد لا يصحح إجراء وقع باطلاً طالما أن الميعاد المقرر في القانون لاتخاذ الإجراء قد انقضى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٣/١٩٧٩ تجاري جلسة ١٢/٣/١٩٨٠ مج القسم الأول المجلد الثاني ص ٤٤٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 353. PDF pages: 347.

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