Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1276

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

English translation of the principle

A claim in an action. What matters is its substance and basis, not the words in which it is formulated.
Arabic original
الطلب في الدعوى. العبرة فيه بحقيقته ومبناه لا بالألفاظ التي صيغ بها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩/٢٠٠٠ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٠/٦/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٥٩٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 235. PDF pages: 232.

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