Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1046

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

English translation of the principle

Characterization of an action. What binds the court of merits in this regard: the facts and claims presented to it. What does not bind it. The parties' description of it.
Arabic original
تكييف الدعوى. ما تتقيد به محكمة الموضوع بشأنه: الوقائع والطلبات المعروضة عليها. ما لا تتقيد به. وصف الخصوم لها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧/١٩٨٤ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٣/٥/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول المجلد الثاني ص٩٣)

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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