Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 538

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

English translation of the principle

Submission by a litigant of an instrument in a foreign language. It must be accompanied by an official translation or an unofficial translation to which his opponent does not object. If he objects to it, the court shall require him to submit an official translation or a translation by a body it designates. The court’s failure to do so and its reliance on the unofficial translation objected - 108 - Civil Procedure - to. Its effect. Nullity of its judgment for contravention of the law.
Arabic original
تقديم أحد الخصوم محرراً بلغة أجنبية. وجوب أني رفق به ترجمة رسمية أو ترجمة عرفية لا يعترض عليها خصمه. إذا اعترض عليها تكلفه المحكمة بتقديم ترجمة رسمية أو ترجمة من جهة تعينها. قعود المحكمة عن ذلك واعتمادها على الترجمة العرفية المعترض - ١٠٨ - المرافعات عليها. أثره. بطلان حكمها لمخالفته للقانون.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨٦/١٩٨٨ تجاري جلسة ١/٥/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص١٠٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 108. PDF pages: 105–106.

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