Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1637

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

English translation of the principle

A ruling that an action may not be heard because it has previously been adjudicated. Its conditions. Identity of subject matter, parties, and cause. Absence of any one of these conditions. Its effect. Such a ruling must not be made. Example.
Arabic original
القضاء بعدم جواز نظر الدعوى لسابقة الفصل فيها. شروطه. اتحاد الموضوع والخصوم والسبب. تخلف أحد هذه الشروط. أثره. عدم القضاء به. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠٨/٢٠٠٤ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٠/٢/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السادس ص٤١٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 255. PDF pages: 252.

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