Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1094

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

English translation of the principle

Characterizing the action and assigning it its correct description without being bound by the description the litigants confer upon it. Within the authority of the court of merits. Its condition. Its adherence to the limits of the cause of action and the scope of the claims submitted therein. Its being subject in this respect to review by the Court of Cassation. Error in its characterization of the litigants' claims. Defective reasoning and a violation of law requiring cassation of the judgment. Example.
Arabic original
تكييف الدعوى وإنزال الوصف الصحيح عليها دون التقيد بالوصف الذي يخلعه عليها الخصوم. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرطه. التزامها حدود سبب الدعوى ونطاق الطلبات المقدمة فيها. خضوعها في ذلك لرقابة محكمة التمييز. الخطأ في تكييفها لطلبات الخصوم. فساد في الاستدلال ومخالفة للقانون تُوجب تمييز الحكم. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٩٤/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٥/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص١٥٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 207. PDF pages: 204.

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