Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2190

Deliberation on the judgment. No persons other than the judges who heard the pleadings may participate therein. They must attend the reading of the judgment. An impediment affecting one of them. His signature on the draft judgment. Necessary. - Particulars of the judgment. They must include the names of the judges who heard the pleadings and participated in its issuance. Omission thereof. Its effect. Nullity of the judgment. Its implication. The judge who heard the pleadings but did not attend the pronouncement of the judgment. His participation in the deliberation and his signature on the draft judgment must be recorded in the original copy of the judgment. Recording this in the hearing minutes. Insufficient. - 361 - Civil Procedure