Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2185

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

English translation of the principle

Deficiency in the factual reasons for the judgment or a gross error in the names and capacities of the litigants. Its effect: nullity of the judgment. Its condition: the error or omission must cast doubt on the litigant's true identity and connection to the proceedings. - An error in the preamble to the judgment by omitting one of the litigants or part of his name. A mere clerical error. The condition for considering it as such: the reasons for the judgment must have removed any doubt concerning the litigant's true identity.
Arabic original
القصور في أسباب الحكم الواقعية أو الخطأ الجسيم في أسماء الخصوم وصفاتهم. أثره: بطلان الحكم. شرطه: أن يشكك الخطأ أو النقص في حقيقة الخصم واتصاله بالخصومة. - الخطأ في ديباجة الحكم بإغفال أحد الخصوم أو النقص في اسمه. مجرد خطأ مادي. شرط اعتباره كذلك: أن تكون أسباب الحكم قد أزالت أي شك في حقيقة الخصم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٨/٢٠٠٢ مدني جلسة ٢/١٠/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السادس ص٤٩٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 361. PDF pages: 358.

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