Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1105

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

English translation of the principle

The trial court may give the action its true description and correct legal characterization without changing the cause of action or the true nature of the litigants' claims therein. Its subjection in this respect to review by the Court of Cassation. The judgment's contravention of this. Its effect. An error in the application of the law necessitating its cassation.
Arabic original
لمحكمة الموضوع إعطاء الدعوى وصفها الحق وتكييفها القانوني الصحيح دون تغيير سبب الدعوى وحقيقة طلبات الخصوم فيها. خضوعها في ذلك لرقابة محكمة التمييز. مخالفة الحكم ذلك. أثره. خطأ في تطبيق القانون يُوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٦/٢٠٠٥ عمالي جلسة ٢٩/٥/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص١٦٢)

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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