Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1287

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

English translation of the principle

The judicial demand by which the proceedings begin and the incidental claims submitted therein. They define the scope of the action. - Defining the scope of the action. Within the trial court's authority. Its condition. - The court's being bound by the litigants' claims. This does not prevent it from awarding what the scope of those claims necessarily and factually encompasses.
Arabic original
المطالبة القضائية التي تبدأ بها الخصومة والطلبات العارضة التي تقدم فيها. تحدد نطاق الدعوى. - تحديد نطاق الدعوى. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرطه. - تقيد المحكمة بطلبات الخصوم. لا يمنعها من أن تحكم بما يتضمنه نطاق هذه الطلبات لزماً وواقعاً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٨٤١، ٨٥٠/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ١٢/١/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص١٧٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 237. PDF pages: 234.

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