Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1612

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

English translation of the principle

The binding authority of a criminal judgment in a civil action. Its limits. The suspensive effect of criminal proceedings on an action pending before the civil or commercial courts. When it arises. Its rationale.
Arabic original
حجية الحكم الجزائي في الدعوى المدنية. حدودها. الأثر الموقف للدعوى الجزائية على الدعوى المنظورة أمام القضاء المدني أو التجاري. متى يكون. علته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢١/١٩٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/٤/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٧٩٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 293. PDF pages: 290.

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