Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2094

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

English translation of the principle

Statements of claim and appeal petitions whose value exceeds five thousand dinars must be signed by a lawyer admitted before the court with which they are filed. Failure to do so. Its effect: nullity of these pleadings. Exceptions thereto.
Arabic original
وجوب توقيع صحف الدعاوى والطعون التي تزيد قيمتها على خمسة آلاف دينار من محام مقبول أمام المحكمة التي ترفع إليها. عدم حدوث ذلك. أثره: بطلان هذه الصحف. ما يستثنى من ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٧/١٩٩٨ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/٢/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الأول ص٥٠٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 343. PDF pages: 340.

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