Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1147

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

English translation of the principle

In determining the nature of liability, the court of merits is not bound by what the injured party relied upon in seeking compensation or by the legal provision upon which he relied in that regard. It must, of its own motion, - 215 - Civil Procedure determine the correct basis of liability without this being considered a change to the cause of action or its subject matter. The basis thereof.
Arabic original
محكمة الموضوع لا تتقيد في تحديد طبيعة المسئولية بما استند إليه المضرور في طلب التعويض أو النص القانوني الذي اعتمد عليه في ذلك. يتعين عليها من تلقاء نفسها أن - ٢١٥ - المرافعات تحدد الأساس الصحيح للمسئولية دون أن يعد ذلك تغييراً لسبب الدعوى أو موضوعها. أساس ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢٩، ٣٣٤/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ١٢/١/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٥٩٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 215. PDF pages: 212–213.

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