Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2174

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

English translation of the principle

A judgment’s defects warranting its nullity may not be examined except by challenging it through the appropriate avenues of appeal, not by an original action for its nullity. Example. - 402 - Procedure - Action for nullity of an arbitral award:-
Arabic original
امتناع بحث عوار الحكم لبطلانه إلا عن طريق التظلم منه خلال طرق الطعن المناسبة لا عن طريق دعوى مبتدأة ببطلانه. مثال. - ٤٠٢ - المرافعات - دعوى بطلان حكم المحكم:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٤/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١١/٦/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٩٢٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 402. PDF pages: 399.

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