Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 303

A lawyer appearing as a litigant's representative. He must record his appearance on the litigant's behalf in the hearing minutes and, before pleading, establish his authority to represent the person on whose behalf he has declared his appearance, by submitting his authenticated power of attorney to the court at the first hearing at which he appears for his principal. The court's obligation to ascertain the existence of the authority empowering him to appear. Treating the litigant whom the lawyer came to represent as absent because the lawyer holds no power of attorney. A right of the court. This rule extends to the representative's appearance before the expert appointed in the action. Invoking the impermissibility of the court examining the relationship between litigants and their representatives. Incorrect. Its restriction to authority to litigate, not authority to appear. 23- Reopening for pleadings:-