Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 473

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

English translation of the principle

The judgment's application of the provisions of the Civil Code although the law governing the facts is the Majalla of Judicial Provisions. This vitiates it and requires its cassation. Example.
Arabic original
تطبيق الحكم لأحكام القانون المدني رغم أن القانون الذي يحكم الواقعة هو مجلة الأحكام العدلية. يعيبه ويستوجب تمييزه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٢٤، ١٢٥/١٩٩٧ مدني جلسة ١٥/١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الخامس ص ٧٥٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 439. PDF pages: 433.

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