Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3257

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

English translation of the principle

The lawyer's admission that service has occurred. It falls within the scope of his authority as an agent in the litigation, as one of the requirements of defence in the action. Its effect. It constitutes conclusive evidence that service occurred, and the judge must accept it. The absence of the served document does not preclude that. The judgment's failure to accept this admission. A violation of the law requiring its cassation.
Arabic original
إقرار المحامي بحصول الإعلان. دخوله في نطاق سلطته بصفته وكيلاً بالخصومة باعتباره من مستلزمات الدفاع في الدعوى. أثره. اعتباره حجية قاطعة على حصول الإعلان وعلى القاضي الأخذ به. لا يحول دون ذلك عدم وجود الورقة المعلنة. عدم أخذ الحكم بهذا الإقرار. مخالفة للقانون توجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٣/١٩٨٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/٣/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الأول ص٢١٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 625. PDF pages: 622.

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