Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 448

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

English translation of the principle

The omission or error in litigants' names and capacities that invalidates a judgment. Its nature. That which is so serious as to cast doubt on the litigants' true identity and their connection to the litigation. Example. - A judgment's structure consists of a preamble, grounds and operative part. An error appearing in the judgment's preamble, with its grounds addressing matters that remove doubt concerning the true identity of a litigant and his connection to the litigation. It is considered merely a clerical error that does not entail nullity.
Arabic original
النقص أو الخطأ في أسماء الخصوم وصفاتهم الذي يبطل الحكم. ماهيته. ما كان جسيماً بحيث يشكك في حقيقة الخصوم واتصالهم بالخصومة. مثال. - بناء الحكم يتكون من ديباجة وأسباب ومنطوق. ورود الخطأ في ديباجة الحكم وعرضه في الأسباب إلى ما يزيل الشك في حقيقة أحد الخصوم واتصاله بالخصومة. اعتباره مجرد خطأ مادي لا يرتب البطلان.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٤٨/٢٠٠٤ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٣/٣/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السادس ص٢٧٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 89. PDF pages: 86.

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