Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1083

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

English translation of the principle

The court of the merits may characterize the action according to the facts it ascertains and assign it its correct legal description. This is conditional upon its observing the limits of the cause of action and the scope of the claims submitted therein.
Arabic original
لمحكمة الموضوع تكييف الدعوى بما تتبينه من وقائعها وأن تنزل عليها وصفها الصحيح. شرط ذلك ان تلتزم حدود سبب الدعوى ونطاق الطلبات المقدمة فيها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦١/١٩٩٩ تجاري جلسة ٩/٤/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٥٨٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 205. PDF pages: 202.

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