Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 393

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

English translation of the principle

The error in litigants’ names that entails nullity of the judgment is one that casts doubt on the litigant and his connection to the litigation at issue in the action.
Arabic original
الخطأ في أسماء الخصوم الذي يرتب بطلان الحكم هو أن يشك في الخصم واتصاله بالخصومة المرددة في الدعوى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢١٣، ٢٣٥/١٩٨١ تجاري جلسة ٢١/٤/١٩٨٢ مج القسم الأول المجلد الأول ص٧٧٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 82. PDF pages: 79.

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