Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 26

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

English translation of the principle

Signature of the appeal petition by a lawyer. An essential procedural requirement. Its rationale. Failure to comply. Its effect. Nullity of the petition. Article 18, Law 42 of 1964. This does not conflict with the provisions of the Civil Procedure Law concerning procedures for lodging an appeal.
Arabic original
توقيع صحيفة الاستئناف من محام. إجراء جوهري. علته. تخلف ذلك. أثره. بطلان الصحيفة. م ١٨ ق ٤٢ لسنة ١٩٦٤. لا تعارض في ذلك مع نصوص قانون المرافعات في شأن إجراءات رفع الاستئناف.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٦/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٦/١/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الأول ص٣٤٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 9. PDF pages: 6.

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