Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2791

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

English translation of the principle

Issuance of a judgment in a party’s absence without serving him with the statement of claim, or serving him at a fictitious domicile. Deprives it of one of its essential elements. The implication thereof: it has no res judicata effect. It may be disregarded or denied, or its nonexistence may be invoked.
Arabic original
صدور حكم في غيبة الخصم دون إعلانه بصحيفة الدعوى أو إعلانه في موطن وهمي. يفقده ركناً من أركانه. مؤدى ذلك: لا حجية له. جواز إهداره أو إنكاره أو التمسك بعدم وجوده.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣/٢٠٠٣ مدني جلسة ١٧/٥/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الثاني ص٦٩٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 536. PDF pages: 533.

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