Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1540

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

English translation of the principle

Nullity of the judgment appealed against owing to a procedural defect. Its consequence. The appellate court must adjudicate the merits by a new judgment in which it observes the correct procedures.
Arabic original
بطلان الحكم المستأنف لعيب في الإجراءات. أثره. وجوب أن تفصل المحكمة الاستئنافية في الموضوع بحكم جديد تراعي فيه الإجراءات الصحيحة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥/١٩٩٣ تجاري جلسة ٢/٤/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٦٩٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 240. PDF pages: 237.

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