KCC 537/2012

This case involved the validity of an appeal document which had not been signed by a lawyer.

Background

An appellant appealed the ruling before the court of cassation.

Decision

The court of cassation considered the issues which related to the public order. The court said that the documents of the case revealed that the document of the appeal were signed by the appellant and not by his lawyer. The court said that Article 10 of Kuwait Law No. 40/1972 stipulated that the appeal document should be signed by a lawyer, otherwise the appeal should be considered invalid.

The court dismissed the appeal.