Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1862

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The Court of Appeal may derive the correct interpretation of the contract even if it differs from that derived by the first-instance judgment, without being obliged to respond to its reasons.
Arabic original
لمحكمة الاستئناف استخلاص التفسير الصحيح للعقد ولو خالف ما استخلصه الحكم الابتدائي دون أن تكون ملزمة بالرد على أسبابه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٨/٧٩ تجاري جلسة ٣/٤/١٩٨٠ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٠٣) (والطعنان ٦٠، ٦٨/٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/٣/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٠٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 358. PDF pages: 358.

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