Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4500

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Compelling a litigant to produce any document in his possession that is material to the case. It is subject to the discretion of the trial judge as it concerns means of proof. Example concerning the claimant's failure to submit an engineering plan specifying the property's location, boundaries and area pursuant to Law 39 of 2002.
Arabic original
إلزام الخصم بتقديم أية ورقة منتجة في الدعوى تحت يده. خضوعه للسلطة التقديرية لقاضى الموضوع باعتباره متعلقاً بأوجه الإثبات. مثال بشأن عدم تقديم المدعى مخططاً هندسياً يحدد موقع العقار وحدوده ومساحته طبقاً للقانون ٣٩ لسنة ٢٠٠٢.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٧٠/٢٠٠٤ مدني جلسة ٢٦/٩/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص ٢٥٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 886.

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