Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2030

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

English translation of the principle

Establishing and understanding the facts of the case and interpreting contracts and instruments. For the court of merits. The limit thereof: its interpretation must not depart from the apparent meaning of the disputed conditions in the instrument and its expressions, and its judgment must rest on reasonable grounds.
Arabic original
تحصيل وفهم الواقع في الدعوى وتفسير العقود والمحررات. لمحكمة الموضوع. حد ذلك: أن يكون تفسيرها لا خروج فيه على المعنى الظاهر للشروط المختلف عليها في المحرر وعباراته وأن يقوم قضاؤها على أسباب سائغة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٤٢٢، ١٤٦٨/٢٠٠٩ تجاري جلسة ١٠/١١/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٨ ج ٣ ص ٨٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 380. PDF pages: 380.

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