Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4255

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

English translation of the principle

The court's characterization of the litigants' oral agreement on lawyers' fees relating to the actions covered by the settlement contract drawn up between them as a subsequent settlement contract. Its effect: the provisions governing settlement apply to it, including the rule that it may be proved only in writing.
Arabic original
تكييف المحكمة لاتفاق الخصوم شفاهة على أتعاب المحاماة الخاصة بالدعاوى محل عقد الصُلح المحرر بينهم بأنه عقد صُلح لاحق. أثره: سريان أحكام الصُلح عليه ومنها عدم جواز إثباته إلا بالكتابة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٦٠/٢٠٠٢ مدني جلسة ٨/١٢/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد العاشر ص١٤٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 749. PDF pages: 746.

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