Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1039

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

English translation of the principle

The trial court's obligation to give the action its true description and correct legal characterization without being bound by the parties' characterization of it.
Arabic original
التزام محكمة الموضوع بإعطاء الدعوى وصفها الحق وتكييفها القانوني الصحيح دون التقيد بتكييف الخصوم لها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨١/١٩٨١ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/١٢/١٩٨١ 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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