Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1103

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

English translation of the principle

Characterization of the litigants’ requests. Within the authority of the court of fact. The condition therefor. What matters is the true intent and purpose of the requests, not the words in which they are formulated.
Arabic original
تكييف طلبات الخصوم. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك. العبرة فيه بحقيقة المقصود من الطلبات ومرماه وليس بالألفاظ التي صيغ بها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٧٨٢/٢٠٠٤، ١٢/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ١٣/٢/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص١٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 209. PDF pages: 206.

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