Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4214

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of lawyers’ fees in the absence of a written agreement is effected by obtaining an assessment order from the court that heard the case, and constitutes a litigation procedure relating to public policy. Pursuing the ordinary-action route. Its effect. Inadmissibility of the action. The judgment’s adherence to this view. Does not render it defective for violation of the law.
Arabic original
تقدير أتعاب المحاماة في حالة عدم وجود اتفاق مكتوب يكون باستصدار أمر تقدير من المحكمة التي نظرت القضية وهي من إجراءات التقاضي المتعلقة بالنظام العام. سلوك طريق الدعوى العادية. أثره. عدم قبول الدعوى التزام الحكم هذا النظر. لا يعيبه بمخالفة القانون.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٧/١٩٩٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/١/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثالث ص٥٨٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 741. PDF pages: 738.

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