Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1919

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

English translation of the principle

The authority of the court of merits to interpret agreements and instruments. Conditional upon not departing from what the wording of the instrument can bear or distorting its true meaning. An example of erroneous interpretation. When the worker is not entitled to an end-of-service gratuity and when he is entitled to half of it.
Arabic original
سلطة محكمة الموضوع في تفسير الإتفاقات والمحررات. مشروطه بعدم الخروج عما تحتمله عبارات المحرر أو تشوية لحقيقة معناه. مثال لتفسير خاطىء. متى لا يستحق العامل مكافأة نهاية الخدمة ومتى يستحق نصفها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٧، ١٨/٨٧ عمالي جلسة ٩/١٠/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٣٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 365. PDF pages: 365.

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