Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 992

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

English translation of the principle

The judge's previous expression of an opinion on the dispute before him or in previous litigation between the same parties. Its effect. His disqualification from hearing the action whenever its determination requires him to express his opinion on the parties' previous arguments and grounds. The reason for this. An example of the absence of the disqualifying impediment.
Arabic original
سبق إبداء القاضي رأيا في النزاع المعروض عليه أو في خصومة سابقة بين ذات الخصوم أثره. عدم صلاحيته لنظر الدعوى متى كان الفصل فيها يستلزم إبداء رأيه في حجج وأسانيد الخصوم السابقة. علة ذلك. مثال لعدم تحقق المانع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٦/١٩٩٥ تجاري جلسة ١١/١١/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٨٥٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 190. PDF pages: 187.

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