Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 453

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

English translation of the principle

Nullity of a judgment for an omission or error in the litigants' names and capacities. Limited to a serious omission or error that casts doubt upon the litigant's true identity and connection to the litigation. - Omission of a litigant from the judgment's preamble. A clerical error. Its limit: where its reasons remove any doubt as to that litigant's true identity, considering that the judgment consists of a preamble, reasons, and an operative part. - The judgment's preamble:-
Arabic original
بطلان الحكم لنقص أو خطأ في أسماء الخصوم وصفاتهم. قصره على ما كان منه جسيماً يشكك في حقيقة الخصم واتصاله بالخصومة. - إغفال أحد الخصوم في ديباجة الحكم. خطأ مادي. حد ذلك: إذا ما كانت أسبابه أزالت أي شك في حقيقة هذا الخصم باعتبار أن الحكم يتكون من ديباجة وأسباب ومنطوق. - ديباجة الحكم:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٤٥/٢٠١٠ تجاري جلسة ٢/٦/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٩ ج٢ ص١٣٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 90. PDF pages: 87.

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