Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1405

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part One · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

A request for an evidentiary inquiry through witness testimony. It may be submitted at any stage of the proceedings. A litigant being afforded the opportunity to produce rebuttal witnesses before the court of first instance and failing to do so. The Court of Appeal may decline to grant his request to refer the action for an evidentiary inquiry.
Arabic original
طلب التحقيق بشهادة الشهود. جواز تقديمه في أية حاله تكون عليها الدعوى. تمكين الخصم من إحضار شهود نفي أمام محكمة أول درجة وتقاعسه عن ذلك. لمحكمة الاستئناف عدم إجابته لطلبه إحالة الدعوى إلى التحقيق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦٦/١٩٩٩ مدني جلسة ١٥/١/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد السادس ص ٩٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 640. PDF pages: 634.

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