Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4385

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

English translation of the principle

The general rule is that the costs of an action are awarded against the losing party. Exemption of government departments therefrom. An exception. Its scope. Confined to actions and appeals brought by those departments, not those brought against them.
Arabic original
الأصل أن مصروفات الدعوى يحكم بها على خاسرها. إعفاء دوائر الحكومة منها. استثناء. نطاقه. اقتصاره على الدعاوى والطعون التي ترفع من هذه الدوائر دون تلك التي ترفع عليها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤/١٩٩٠ مدني جلسة ٢٨/١٢/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٩٠٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 774. PDF pages: 771.

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