Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4176

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

English translation of the principle

Statements of claim, appeal pleadings or petitions. They must be signed by a lawyer admitted before the court to which they are submitted. No particular form is required for this signature. A signature in the form of a flourish, even if illegible. It is presumed to have been made by the person to whom it is attributed until the contrary is proved.
Arabic original
صحف الدعاوى أو الطعون أو الالتماس. وجوب التوقيع عليها من محام مقبول أمام المحكمة التي ترفع إليها. عدم اشتراط شكل معين في هذا التوقيع. التوقيع على شكل فرمة ولو لم يمكن قراءته. الأصل صدوره ممن نسب إليه حتى يثبت العكس.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/١١/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد العاشر ص١٥٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 733. PDF pages: 730.

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