Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1997

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

English translation of the principle

The rule concerning the time limit for challenging a judgment. It begins on the date of its pronouncement. Exception: Judgments not deemed to have been rendered in the parties' presence, and those in which the party against whom judgment was rendered is presumed to have been unaware of the existence of the proceedings after the sequence of hearings was interrupted.
Arabic original
الأصل فى ميعاد الطعن في الحكم. أن يبدأ من تاريخ النطق به. الاستثناء: الأحكام التي لا تعتبر حضورية وتلك التي افترض فيها جهل المحكوم عليه بقيام الخصومة بعد انقطاع تسلسل الجلسات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٤/١٩٩٢ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٠/٤/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٧٠٤)

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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