Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 314

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

English translation of the principle

The requirement that a lawyer admitted before the court sign the statement of claim in an action whose value exceeds five thousand dinars, the notice of challenge, and the petition for reconsideration, except those filed by the Government. There is no basis for requiring this procedure in a petition for a payment order. The basis for this.
Arabic original
وجوب توقيع محام مقبول أمام المحكمة على صحيفة الدعوى التي تزيد قيمتها على خمسة آلاف دينار وصحيفة الطعن وصحيفة التماس إعادة النظر عدا ما ترفعه الحكومة منها. لا وجه لوجوب هذا الإجراء في عريضة أمر الأداء. أساس ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٦٤/١٩٩٨ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/٢/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الأول ص٤٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 61. PDF pages: 58.

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