Judicial principles and studies
Appellate Review and Conclusive Evidence: Comparison and Handwriting Expertise
A brief summary explaining the effect of Art. 182/2 on appellate hearings and the procedure for requesting comparison and handwriting expertise when a signature is denied, including effects on evidence admissibility and limits on personal testimony and oaths.
Updated: 10 September 2026
Prepared and reviewed by: Ashraf Al-Khawaja
Subject
The study examines how appellate review under Article 182/2 interacts with procedures for proving signature authenticity on ordinary instruments, focusing on the requester’s right to comparison and handwriting expertise under Article 88, and on related rules concerning expert reports, personal testimony and oaths, and the role of prior notices in certain claims.
Summary
The study finds that an appeal may be treated as a review (not requiring oral argument) when neither party’s counsel requests oral hearing in line with Article 182/2. Article 88 permits the document presenter, upon denial of a signature, to request comparison and handwriting expertise; such a request may be made after the denial during proceedings and before their close since Article 88 imposes no special procedure or deadline. A clear, procedurally sound expert report is admissible and may serve as a basis for judgment unless successfully challenged. An undated debt instrument allows its holder to claim its value at any time without a prior notice or proof of the debtor’s solvency. Personal testimony is not admissible to contradict conclusive handwriting expertise, and an oath is unnecessary where expert analysis establishes that the disputed signature belongs to the denier. Written instruments also remove the moral impediment to hearing testimony about them. This content is an educational general summary and not judicial text or legal advice.
Practical significance
This is a general educational summary based on the points published in the official source. It does not replace the original material or a review by Ashraf Al-Khawaja before relying on it for any action.
Sources and references
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