Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1589

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

English translation of the principle

The prohibition on authenticating a settlement record unless both litigants appear before the judge and acknowledge it. Does not prevent the signed settlement record from being regarded as an instrument upon which judgment may validly be rendered. An example of settlement before an expert.
Arabic original
امتناع التصديق على محضر الصُلح إلا بحضور الخصمين أمام القاضي وإقرارهما. غٍير مانع من اعتبار محضر الصُلح الموقع عليه سنداً يصح الحكم على مقتضاه. مثال للتصالح أمام الخبير.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٥٣/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/٦/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص٢١٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 289. PDF pages: 286.

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