Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1040

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

English translation of the principle

The trial judge's authority regarding the true nature of the action and subjecting its facts to the rule of law by giving the relationship between the parties its correct legal characterization, without being bound by the description the litigants attach to it. Characterization of the action is a question of law, which the judge undertakes of his own motion.
Arabic original
سلطة قاضي الموضوع في حقيقة الدعوى ورد واقعها إلى حكم القانون بإعطاء العلاقة بين الطرفين تكييفها القانوني الصحيح دون التقيد بالوصف الذي يخلعه الخصوم عليها. تكييف الدعوى من مسائل القانون فيجربها القاضي من تلقاء نفسه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥/١٩٨٢ مدني جلسة ٢٥/١/١٩٨٢ 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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