Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2187

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

English translation of the principle

Nullity of a judgment owing to an omission or error in the litigants’ names and capacities. Limited to a serious omission or error casting doubt on the litigant’s true identity and connection with the proceedings. - A judgment consists of a preamble, reasons, and an operative part. An error occurring in one of them and addressed in another in a manner that removes it. A clerical error that does not result in nullity. An example of a clerical error in a litigant’s name.
Arabic original
بطلان الحكم لنقص أو خطأ في أسماء الخصوم وصفاتهم. قصره على ما كان منه جسيماً يشكك في حقيقة الخصم واتصاله بالخصومة. - الحكم يتكون من ديباجة وأسباب ومنطوق. الخطأ الوارد في إحداها وتعرض الآخر له بما يزيله. خطأ مادي لا يرتب بطلان. مثال لخطأ مادي وارد في اسم الخصم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٩٥/٢٠٠٣ مدني جلسة ٣/٥/٢٠٠٤ 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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