Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2532

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

English translation of the principle

Signature of the statement of appeal by a lawyer. An essential procedural requirement. Its rationale. Failure to comply therewith. Its effect. Nullity of the statement. Article 18 of Law 42 of 1964. There is no conflict therein with the provision of the Civil Procedure Law concerning procedures for lodging an appeal.
Arabic original
توقيع صحيفة الاستئناف من محام. إجراء جوهري. علته. تخلف ذلك. أثره. بطلان الصحيفة. م١٨ ق٤٢ لسنة ١٩٦٤. لا تعارض في ذلك مع نص قانون المرافعات في شأن إجراءات رفع الاستئناف.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٦/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٦/١/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الثاني ص٣١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 426. PDF pages: 423.

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