Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1469

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

English translation of the principle

Witness testimony. The Court of Appeal may assess it differently from the court of first instance. In that case, it need not refute what the court of first instance inferred from the evidence it heard. Its effect. It may disregard witness testimony for lack of confidence in it.
Arabic original
أقوال الشهود. لمحكمة الاستئناف أن تذهب في تقديرها مذهباً مخالفاً لتقدير محكمة أول درجة. ليس عليها في هذه الحالة أن تفند ما استخلصته محكمة أول درجة من البينة التي سمعتها. أثره. جواز إطراحها أقوال الشهود لعدم الاطمئنان إليها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٣/٢٠١٠ مدني جلسة ٩/٥/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٩ ج ٢ ص ٣١٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 651. PDF pages: 645.

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