Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1887

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

English translation of the principle

Final adjudication. When it acquires the force of res judicata. What the court has not considered does not acquire this binding effect. - A judgment's examination of the existence of a debt without addressing payment. It has no binding effect regarding payment. The effect of this on the permissibility of challenging it. Example concerning the assessment of attorney's fees.
Arabic original
القضاء النهائي. متى يكتسب قوة الأمر المقضي. ما لم تنظر فيه المحكمة لا يحوز هذه الحجية. - بحث الحكم لوجود الدين دون أن يتعرض للوفاء. لا حجية له بالنسبة للوفاء. أثر ذلك على جواز الطعن فيه. مثال بشأن تقدير أتعاب محاماة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٧/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ٨/١٠/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٣٢٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 303. PDF pages: 300.

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