Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1144

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

English translation of the principle

The trial court is obliged to give the action its true description and proper legal characterization, without being bound by the litigants' characterization thereof, within the limits of the cause of action.
Arabic original
محكمة الموضوع ملزمة بإعطاء الدعوى وصفها الحق وإسباغ التكييف الصحيح عليها دون أن تتقيد بتكييف الخصوم لها في حدود سبب الدعوى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠٢/١٩٩٩ تجاري جلسة ٨/٤/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٥٨٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 215. PDF pages: 212.

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