Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1996

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

English translation of the principle

Failure to notify a litigant that the expert has deposited his report and of the date of the hearing fixed for considering the action, and his failure to attend that hearing or submit a memorandum of his defence. Effect thereof. The continuity of its hearings does not operate in relation to him, and the time limit for challenging the judgment rendered therein does not begin until the date on which it is served upon him.
Arabic original
عدم إخطار الخصم بإيداع الخبير تقريره وبتاريخ الجلسة المحددة لنظر الدعوى وعدم حضوره تلك الجلسة أو تقديمه مذكرة بدفاعه. أثره. عدم تسلسل جلساتها بالنسبة له فلا يبدأ ميعاد الطعن في الحكم الصادر فيها إلا من تاريخ إعلانه به.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨٤/١٩٨٩ تجاري جلسة ٤/٦/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٦٤٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 325. PDF pages: 322.

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