Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1781

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

English translation of the principle

Commencement of the time limit for challenging a judgment. The general rule is that it runs from the date of pronouncement of the judgment. The exception: from the date of service of the judgment. These include the case in which the party against whom judgment was rendered fails to attend the successive hearings following the resumption of the action after interruption of its course, or fails to submit a memorandum of defence. An example.
Arabic original
بدء ميعاد الطعن في الحكم. الأصل فيه أن يكون من تاريخ النطق بالحكم. الاستثناء: من تاريخ الإعلان بالحكم. ومنها حالة تخلف المحكوم عليه عن حضور الجلسات التالية لتعجيل الدعوى بعد انقطاع سيرها سيراً متسلسلاً أو عدم تقديمه مذكرة بدفاعه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٣/١٩٩٧ تجاري جلسة ١/٦/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الأول ص٤٦٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 285. PDF pages: 282.

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