Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 440

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

English translation of the principle

An omission or serious error in stating the litigants' names and capacities. Its effect. Nullity of the judgment. - Omission of a litigant's name. The general rule is that it entails nullity. The reason therefor. It is considered an essential particular. - Omission of the name of a person against whom no claims were made in the action. No nullity. Example.
Arabic original
النقص أو الخطأ الجسيم في بيان أسماء الخصوم وصفاتهم. أثره. بطلان الحكم. - إغفال اسم الخصم. الأصل أنه يرتب البطلان. علة ذلك. اعتباره بياناً جوهرياً. - إغفال اسم من لم توجه إليه طلبات في الدعوى. لا بطلان. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٢/١٩٩٩ مدني جلسة ٧/٢/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص١٧٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 88. PDF pages: 85.

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