Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 459

The draft judgment, including its reasons, must be deposited signed by all members of the panel that issued it; otherwise, the judgment is null. Their signing the sheet containing only the operative part or a portion thereof does not dispense with this procedure where that sheet is separate. Writing the reasons separately, with their final sheet containing part of the reasons or something indicating the connection of the operative part of the judgment thereto, and the signing of that sheet by all the judges who issued the judgment. Its import: signing this final sheet constitutes signing both the operative part and the reasons and fulfils the purpose of requiring the signature of - 91 - Procedure the judges who issued the judgment on its draft containing its reasons. Example. - Giving reasons for judgments:- - General rules for giving reasons:-