Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1971

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

English translation of the principle

The court of merits. Its authority to ascertain the true nature of the relationship, elucidate the meaning of agreements, and investigate the common intention of the parties to the litigation from the evidence and facts presented in the case, whenever it bases its judgment on sound reasons sufficient for its flesh and having an established basis in the case papers.
Arabic original
محكمة الموضوع. سلطتها في التعرف على حقيقة العلاقة واستظهار مدلول الاتفاقات وتقصي النية المشتركة لطرفي الخصومة من الأدلة والوقائع المقدمة في الدعوى متى أقامت قضاءها على أسباب سائغة تكفي لحمه ولها أصل ثابت بالأوراق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٢/٩٥ مدني جلسة ٤/١١/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٤٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 371. PDF pages: 371.

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