Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1590

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

English translation of the principle

A litigant’s right to request that he be enabled to prove or disprove his substantive defence. Its implication. The court must grant his request whenever this means is material to the dispute and the case contains insufficient material for it to form its conviction. Example.
Arabic original
حق الخصم في طلب تمكينه من إثبات أو نفي دفاعه الجوهري. مؤداه. أن على المحكمة إجابته له متى كانت هذه الوسيلة منتجة في النزاع ولم يكن في الدعوى ما يكفي لتكوين عقيدتها. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧٤/٢٠٠٢ مدني جلسة ٢٩/٩/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص٢١٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 289. PDF pages: 286.

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