Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3965

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

English translation of the principle

The sanction of deeming the action or appeal as never having been brought. Is prescribed for the benefit of litigants who have not been served. The effect of this. A defense advanced by others is unsupported by law, and the judgment is not at fault if it disregards it.
Arabic original
جزاء اعتبار الدعوى أو الاستئناف كأن لم يكن. مقرر لمصلحة من لم يتم إعلانه من الخصوم. أثر ذلك. أن الدفاع المبدي من غيرهم هو دفاع لا يسانده القانون ولا على الحكم إن أغفله.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢٠/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/٦/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٧٧٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 738. PDF pages: 735.

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