Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 368

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

English translation of the principle

Deficiency in the judgment's factual grounds, and omission and serious error in the names and capacities of the litigants and the statement of the judges' names. These entail nullity of the judgment. Omission to record the litigants' attendance and whether or not they presented a defence. Does not entail nullity.
Arabic original
القصور في أسباب الحكم الواقعية والنقص والخطأ الجسيم في أسماء الخصوم وصفاتهم وبيان أسماء القضاة. يترتب عليه بطلان الحكم. إغفال إثبات حضور الخصوم وإبدائهم دفاع من عدمه. لا يترتب عليه بطلان.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٥/١٩٩٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/١١/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٦٢٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 77. PDF pages: 74.

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