Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2176

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

English translation of the principle

A serious error in the names and capacities of the litigants. Its effect. Nullity of the judgment. Occurrence of the error in the name in the preamble of the judgment while its reasons contain what removes doubt about the true identity of that litigant. Its implication. It is deemed a clerical error.
Arabic original
الخطأ الجسيم في أسماء الخصوم وصفاتهم. أثره. بطلان الحكم. ورود الخطأ في الإسم في ديباجة الحكم مع وجود ما يزيل الشك في حقيقة هذا الخصم بأسباب الحكم. مؤداه. اعتباره خطأ مادياً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦/٢٠٠٢ مدني جلسة ١٦/٩/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السادس ص٤٨٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 359. PDF pages: 356.

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