Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1044

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

English translation of the principle

Legal characterization of the claims in an action. A duty of the court of the merits. It is not bound by the litigants’ characterization of them.
Arabic original
تكييف الطلبات في الدعوى. واجب محكمة الموضوع. لا تتقيد بتكييف الخصوم لها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨١/١٩٨٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/١/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول المجلد الثاني ص٩٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 200. PDF pages: 197.

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