Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1938

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

English translation of the principle

Ascertaining the true relationship connecting the parties to the litigation, discerning the meaning of agreements, and investigating the common intention of their parties. Within the authority of the court of merits, which is not required to follow the litigants through their various statements and lines of defence. An implicit response suffices.
Arabic original
تعرف حقيقة العلاقة التي تربط طرفي الخصومة واستظهار مدلول الاتفاقات والتقصي عن النية المشتركة لأطرافها. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع وهي غير مكلفة بتتبع الخصوم في مختلف أقوالهم ومناحي دفاعهم. كفاية الرد الضمني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٨/٩٠ تجاري جلسة ١٧/٢/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٣٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 367. PDF pages: 367.

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