Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 458

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

English translation of the principle

Signing the draft judgment. Inability of the judge or the presiding judge of the circuit, as the case may be, to sign the original copy of the judgment. The president of the court may sign it. Article 117 of the Law of Civil Procedure. - Establishment that the panel that heard the pleadings and decided to reserve the case for judgment is the same panel that pronounced it. The president of the court signing the original copy of the judgment because the presiding judge of the circuit was on his periodic leave, as permitted by law. This does not invalidate it. It is not necessary to mention this in the copy of the judgment. The condition for this. - Signing the draft judgment containing its reasons:-
Arabic original
توقيع مسودة الحُكم. تعذر توقيع نسخة الحكم الأصلية من القاضي أو رئيس الدائرة حسب الأحوال. جواز توقيعها من رئيس المحكمة. م١١٧ مرافعات. - ثبوت أن الهيئة التي سمعت المرافعة وقررت حجز القضية للحكم هي ذات الهيئة التي نطقت به. توقيع رئيس المحكمة على نسخة الحكم الأصلية لقيام رئيس الدائرة بإجازته الدورية وفقاً لما أجازه القانون. لا يبطله. لا يلزم الإشارة إلى ذلك بنسخة الحكم. شرط ذلك. - التوقيع على مسودة الحكم المشتملة على أسبابه:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٥٦/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ١٩/٢/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٥ ج١ ص٣٨٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 91. PDF pages: 88.

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