Enforcement of Foreign Judgements
Foreign judgments are enforced in Kuwait on the basis of reciprocity
as stipulated under the Civil and Commercial Procedure Code, Law
No. 38 of 1980. Reciprocity can be shown to exist, if the foreign
Court has in some other case enforced a judgment from a Kuwaiti
Court. Reciprocity is also established in case of any bi-lateral
treaties executed between Kuwait and the foreign country. The only
treaties that exist are with Egypt and Tunisia. In practice, judgments
issued by Courts in countries other than those referred to above,
enforcement becomes extremely difficult. A new case is to be instituted
in Kuwait and the foreign judgment can be used as evidence in that
case.
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