Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 103

Testimony by an ascendant for his descendant and by a descendant for his ascendant. Its inadmissibility. The reason therefor. The witness must be free from suspicion of partiality. Testimony by other relatives for one another. Admissible. Its condition. Absence of suspicion of partiality and of any presumption of securing a benefit or averting a liability through it. - Separation on grounds of harm. Testimony by a relative or a person connected with the party in whose favor testimony is given may be admitted whenever they are competent to testify, as an exception to the general rule. Article 135 of Law 51/1984.