Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 364

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

English translation of the principle

The judgment must contain the names of the judges who heard the pleadings and participated in rendering it. - 76 - Civil Procedure Omission of this statement. Its effect. Nullity of the judgment. - Failure of one of the judges who rendered the judgment to attend its reading and his replacement by another. He must sign the draft judgment. - Failure of one of the judges who rendered it to attend its reading and his replacement by another without recording this in the judgment. It concerns the foundation of the judicial system and relates to order and recording this in the judgment, otherwise it is void for omitting an essential statement. Recording it in the hearing minutes is insufficient.
Arabic original
وجوب اشتمال الحكم على أسماء القضاة الذين سمعوا المرافعة واشتركوا في إصداره. - ٧٦ - المرافعات إغفال هذا البيان. أثره. بطلان الحكم. - تخلف أحد القضاة الذين أصدروا الحكم عن حضور تلاوته وحلول آخر محله. وجوب توقيعه على مسودة الحكم. - تخلف أحد القضاة الذين أصدروه عن حضور تلاوته وحلول آخر محله دون إثبات ذلك في الحكم. يتعلق بأساس النظام القضائي ويتصل بالنظام واثبات ذلك بالحكم وإلا بطل لاغفال بياناً جوهرياً. لا يكفي اثباته في محضر الجلسة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢/١٩٩١ تجاري جلسة ١١/٥/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٦٢٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 76. PDF pages: 73–74.

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