Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2277

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

English translation of the principle

A clerical error cannot be the subject of a cassation challenge. - A clerical error in a judgment does not taint it with an error in the application of the law. Its correction is effected by recourse to the same court that issued it. The basis for this.
Arabic original
الخطأ المادي لا يصلح أن يكون محلاً للطعن بالتمييز. - الخطأ المادي في الحكم لا يشوبه بالخطأ في تطبيق القانون. تصحيح ذلك يكون بالرجوع إلى ذات المحكمة التي أصدرته. أساس ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧١/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/٦/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٢٧٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 377. PDF pages: 374.

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