Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1959

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

English translation of the principle

Identification of a litigant. Its criterion. Claims being directed by or against that litigant. A party joined merely to be bound by the proceedings. Not a true litigant. Consequence thereof. That party's appeal against the judgment. Impermissible.
Arabic original
تحديد الخصم. مناطه. توجيه الطلبات منه أو إليه. خصم المواجهة. لا يعد خصماً حقيقياً. أثر ذلك. طعنه على الحكم. غير جائز.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧٢/١٩٨٨ تجاري جلسة ١٥/٥/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٦٤٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 319. PDF pages: 316.

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