Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 74

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

English translation of the principle

Statements of claim, appeal petitions, or petitions for reconsideration. They must be signed by a lawyer admitted before the court to which they are submitted. No particular form is required for this signature. A signature in the form of a flourish, even if it cannot - 18 - Civil Procedure be read. It is presumed to originate from the person to whom it is attributed until the contrary is proved.
Arabic original
صحف الدعاوى أو الطعون أو الالتماس. وجوب التوقيع عليها من محام مقبول أمام المحكمة التي ترفع إليها. عدم اشتراط شكل معين في هذا التوقيع. التوقيع على شكل فرمة ولو لم - ١٨ - المرافعات يمكن قراءته. الأصل صدوره ممن نسب إليه حتى يثبت العكس.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/١١/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الأول ص٦٨٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 18. PDF pages: 15–16.

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