Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 995

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

English translation of the principle

The circumstances in which a judge is disqualified from considering an action and prohibited from hearing it even if none of the litigants seeks his recusal. Their nature. The judge's acts are void in those circumstances even if performed by agreement of the litigants. The reason and basis therefor. What is meant by the judge's prior consideration of the action. Its nature.
Arabic original
الأحوال التي يكون فيها القاضي غير صالح لنظر الدعوى ممنوعاً من سماعها ولو لم يرده أحد الخصوم. ماهيتها. عمل القاضي يقع باطلاً في تلك الأحوال ولو تم باتفاق الخصوم علة ذلك وأساسه. المقصود بسبق نظر القاضي للدعوى. ماهيته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦٩/١٩٩٩ تجاري جلسة ١/٥/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٧٤٣)

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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