Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1571

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

English translation of the principle

A request for the taking of witness evidence. May be submitted at any stage of the action. Enabling a litigant to bring rebuttal witnesses before the court of first instance and his failure to do so. The Court of Appeal may decline his request to refer the action for the taking of evidence.
Arabic original
طلب التحقيق بشهادة الشهود. جواز تقديمه في أية حالة تكون عليها الدعوى. تمكين الخصم من إحضار شهود نفي أمام محكمة أول درجة وتقاعسه عن ذلك. لمحكمة الاستئناف عدم إجابته لطلبه إحالة الدعوى إلى التحقيق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٦/١٩٩٩ مدني جلسة ١٥/١/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٦٣٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 286. PDF pages: 283.

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