Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1085

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

English translation of the principle

Ascertaining and understanding the facts of the action, legally characterizing it without being bound by the litigants' characterization, and giving it its true description. Within the authority of the court of merits, provided it does not depart from its facts, alter the substance of the claims or introduce new claims.
Arabic original
تحصيل فهم الواقع في الدعوى وتكييفها دون التقيد بتكييف الخصوم وإعطائها وصفها الحق. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع مادامت لم تخرج عن وقائعها ولم تغير مضمون الطلبات أو تستحدث طلبات جديدة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٧/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ١٥/١٠/٢٠٠٠ 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 206. PDF pages: 203.

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