Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 993

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

English translation of the principle

A judge is disqualified from considering an action and prohibited from hearing it if he has previously considered it as a judge. The basis for this requirement. Its nature. - What is meant by the judge's previous consideration of the action. - A judge's previous participation in a judgment appointing an expert without expressing an opinion on the subject matter of the dispute. Does not constitute a bar. Example.
Arabic original
القاضي يكون غير صالح لنظر الدعوى ممنوعاً من سماعها إذا كان قد سبق له نظرها قاضياً. أساس وجوب ذلك. ماهيته. - المقصود بسبق نظر القاضي للدعوى. - سبق اشتراك قاض فِي حكم بندب خبير دون إبداء الرأي في موضوع النزاع. لا يعد مانعاً. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٥٨/١٩٩٨ إداري جلسة ٢٤/٥/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٧٤٢)

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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