Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1750

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

English translation of the principle

Nullity shall not be adjudged, notwithstanding a provision for it, if the defect affecting the procedure has caused no harm to the opposing party. Example. - An appeal in cassation falls outside the scope of application of the sanction of deeming the action or appeal never to have been brought.
Arabic original
لا يحكم بالبطلان رغم النص عليه إذا لم يترتب على العيب الذي شاب الإجراء ضرر للخصم. مثال. - خروج الطعن بالتمييز عن مجال إعمال الجزاء باعتبار الدعوى أو الاستئناف كأن لم يكن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٦/١٩٨٧ تجاري جلسة ٨/١١/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٨٠٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 317. PDF pages: 314.

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