Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3099

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

English translation of the principle

The time limit for challenging a judgment by a judgment debtor who failed to attend all hearings scheduled for consideration of the action and did not submit a memorandum of defence. Begins from the date the judgment is served on him. The meaning of hearings scheduled for consideration of the action: the hearings in the proceedings at the level of litigation at which the challenged judgment was rendered. An example.
Arabic original
ميعاد الطعن في الحكم من المحكوم عليه الذي تخلف عن الحضور في جميع الجلسات المحددة لنظر الدعوى ولم يقدم مذكرة بدفاعه. يبدأ من تاريخ إعلانه بالحكم. المقصود بالجلسات المحددة لنظر الدعوى: هي جلسات الخصومة في درجة التقاضي التي صدر فيها الحكم المطعون فيه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٤/٢٠٠٧ عمالي جلسة ٢٢/١٢/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٦ ج٣ ص٤٨٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 593. PDF pages: 590.

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