Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1038

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

English translation of the principle

What matters in legal characterization is what emerges as the truth from the facts presented to the court, not the characterization the litigants confer upon it.
Arabic original
العبرة في التكييف هي بما يتبين أنه الحقيقة من الوقائع المطروحة أمام المحكمة دون ما يخلعه عليه الخصوم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٤/١٩٧٧ تجاري جلسة ٢٦/١٢/١٩٧٩ مج القسم الأول المجلد الثاني ص٩٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 199. PDF pages: 196.

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