Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 399

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

English translation of the principle

An omission or error in litigants’ names and capacities that casts doubt on the litigant’s true identity and connection to the litigation entails nullity of the judgment. An omission or error that does not cast doubt on the litigant’s true identity and connection to the litigation. Does not entail nullity. Example.
Arabic original
النقص أو الخطأ في أسماء الخصوم وصفاتهم الذي يشكك في حقيقة الخصم واتصاله بالخصومة يترتب عليه بطلان الحكم. النقص أو الخطأ الذي لا يشكك من حقيقة الخصم واتصاله بالخصومة. لا يترتب عليه بطلان. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٨/١٩٨٥ تجاري جلسة ١٦/٤/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٥٨٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 83. PDF pages: 80.

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