Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1064

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

English translation of the principle

Adjudicating the claims submitted in the action on the basis of what the litigants present. Within the power of the court of merits. - The court’s obligation to give the facts and claims their correct legal characterization without being bound by the litigants’ characterization of them. - 202 - Civil Procedure
Arabic original
الفصل في الطلبات المطروحة في الدعوى من واقع ما يعرضه الخصوم. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. - التزام المحكمة بتكييف الوقائع والطلبات التكييف القانوني الصحيح دون التقيد بتكييف الخصوم لها. - ٢٠٢ - المرافعات
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٠/١٩٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/١١/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٨٢٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 202. PDF pages: 199.

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