Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1320

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

English translation of the principle

The determining consideration in identifying a litigant's claims. What he seeks to have awarded to him and what the scope of that claim necessarily and factually encompasses. The court is not bound by the literal wording in which it was formulated, but rather by what the litigant intended thereby, in accordance with what is established by the facts presented. The challenged judgment's contravention of this approach. It vitiates it and necessitates its cassation in this respect. An example.
Arabic original
العبرة في تحديد طلبات الخصم. بما يطلب الحكم له به وما يتضمنه نطاق هذا الطلب لزوماً وواقعاً. عدم تقيد المحكمة بحرفية العبارات التي صيغ بها. إنما بما عناه الخصم منها وفقاً للثابت من الوقائع المعروضة. مخالفة الحكم المطعون فيه هذا النظر. يعيبه ويُوجب تمييزه في هذا الخصوص. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٦٩/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ١٤/١١/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص١٩٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 244. PDF pages: 241.

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