Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1023

Assessment of a lawyer's fees for non-judicial work where there is no written agreement thereon, or one exists but is void. How it is effected. Bringing an ordinary action in accordance with the rules of the Civil Procedure Law. Its relation to public policy. Contravening that and ruling that the action is inadmissible for not having been brought through the procedure prescribed by law. A deficiency requiring cassation thereof. - A lawyer's pursuit of an ordinary action to claim his fees for judicial work entrusted to him, departing from the procedure prescribed by law therefor, namely submitting an application by petition to the court that heard the action. Its effect. Its inadmissibility.