Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4226

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

English translation of the principle

The prohibition on a lawyer receiving fees for his professional work where they constitute an in-kind share of the disputed rights whose defence he undertakes. Its criterion according to the general rule governing contracts. An example.
Arabic original
حظر تقاضي المحامي أتعاباً عن أعمال مهنته إذا كانت حصة عينية من الحقوق المتنازع عليها التي يتولى الدفاع عنها. مناطه وفقاً للأصل العام في العقود. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعون ٢٩٧، ٣١١، ٣٣٧/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/١/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٦ ج١ ص ٧٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 743. PDF pages: 740.

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