Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 370

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

English translation of the principle

The statement concerning the date of issuance of the judgment. Its purpose: to ascertain the commencement of the time limit for challenging it and determine the time from which res judicata effect applies. The primary record establishing this statement is the hearing minutes. Implication thereof: a clerical error therein or its omission does not entail nullity of the judgment so long as the correct date is established in the hearing minutes.
Arabic original
البيان الخاص بتاريخ إصدار الحكم. المقصود به: معرفة بدء ميعاد الطعن فيه وتحديد الوقت الذي تسري فيه حجية الأمر المقضي. الأصل في ثبوت هذا البيان هو محضر الجلسة. مؤدى ذلك: وقوع خطأ مادي فيه أو إغفاله لا يرتب بطلان الحكم طالما ثبت التاريخ الصحيح بمحضر الجلسة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٤/١٩٩٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٦٢٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 78. PDF pages: 75.

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