Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1782

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

English translation of the principle

A lawyer must sign the petition of challenge. Omission thereof entails the absolute nullity of the challenge, which the court declares of its own motion because it relates to public policy. Example.
Arabic original
وجوب توقيع محام على صحيفة الطعن. إغفال ذلك يترتب عليه بطلان الطعن بطلاناً مطلقاً تقضي به المحكمة من تلقاء نفسها لتعلقه بالنظام العام. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٢٣، ١٣١/١٩٩٧ عمالي جلسة ١٤/١٢/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الأول ص٤٦٨)

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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