Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3229

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

English translation of the principle

Imposing the sanction of deeming the appeal as never having been brought for failure to serve its petition within the prescribed time limit. Within the unfettered discretion of the court of merits. In forming its conviction that the failure of service is attributable to the appellant's act and negligence, it may rely on the circumstantial evidence and circumstances it finds convincing.
Arabic original
توقيع الجزاء باعتبار الاستئناف كأن لم يكن لعدم إعلان صحيفته في الميعاد المقرر. من إطلاقات محكمة الموضوع. لها أن تأخذ في سبيل تكوين عقيدتها بأن عدم الإعلان يرجع إلى فعل المستأنف وإهماله بما اطمأنت إليه من القرائن و الملابسات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠٩/١٩٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٢/٥/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٥١٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 546. PDF pages: 543.

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