Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1106

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

English translation of the principle

Characterization of the parties' claims. Within the authority of the court of merits. Its condition. What matters is the true intention and objective of the claims, not the words in which they are formulated. An example of the court's characterization of a request for a judgment - 209 - Procedure invalidating the minutes of the extraordinary general assembly meeting and the ensuing procedures as being, in substance, a request to invalidate the general assembly meeting and the resolutions issued by it.
Arabic original
تكييف طلبات الخصوم. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرطه. العبرة بحقيقة المقصود من الطلبات ومرماه وليست بالألفاظ التي صيغت بها. مثال لتكييف المحكمة طلب الحكم - ٢٠٩ - المرافعات ببطلان محضر اجتماع الجمعية العمومية غير العادية وبطلان ما تلاه من إجراءات بأن حقيقتها طلب ببطلان اجتماع الجمعية العمومية والقرارات الصادرة منها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعون ٤٨٠، ٤٨٤، ٤٩٧/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ١١/١٠/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص١٦٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 209. PDF pages: 206–207.

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