Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1321

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

English translation of the principle

The scope of the action. Determined by the claims advanced by the parties expressly and unequivocally. The reason for this: these claims are what the litigation revolves around, and the court has no authority to depart from them. Example. - A request for an order appointing an expert preparatory to judgment in light of the results of his report. A substantive claim. - Incidental claims:-
Arabic original
نطاق الدعوى. تحديده بالطلبات التي أبداها الخصوم على نحو صريح وجازم. علة ذلك: أن هذه الطلبات هي التي تدور الخصومة حولها ولا تملك المحكمة الخروج عليها. مثال. - طلب الحكم بندب خبير تمهيداً للحكم على ضوء ما يسفر عنه تقريره. طلب موضوعي. - الطلبات العارضة:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤١٧/٢٠٠٩ تجاري جلسة ١٢/٥/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٩ ج٢ ص٩٦)

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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