Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 989

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

English translation of the principle

A judge's disqualification from hearing an action. Its criterion: his having previously heard it and the case presented constituting a continuation of, and a return to, the previous case. The two actions differing in cause and subject matter. Its effect. Absence of disqualification.
Arabic original
عدم صلاحية القاضي لنظر الدعوى. مناطه: سبق نظره لها وأن تعد القضية المطروحة استمراراً للسابقة وعوداً إليها. اختلاف الدعويين سبباً وموضوعاً. أثره. عدم توافر عدم الصلاحية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعون ١٠٨، ١١٤، ١١٦/١٩٩٣ تجاري جلسة ٣١/١/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٨٥٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 189. PDF pages: 186.

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