Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 296

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

English translation of the principle

The plaintiff is prohibited from making new claims or amending his initial claims at a hearing from which his opponent is absent, unless the amendment is exclusively to the defendant’s benefit and does not affect any of his rights. The reason for this. Affirmation of the adversarial principle between the parties. The plaintiff’s amendment of his claims in the action. Methods of making it.
Arabic original
حظر إبداء المدعي لطلبات جديدة أو تعديل طلباته الأولى في الجلسة التي يتخلف فيها خصمه ما لم يكن التعديل متمخضاً لمصلحة المدعي عليه وغير مؤثر في حق من حقوقه. علة ذلك. تأكيد مبدأ المواجهة بين الخصوم. تعديل المدعي لطلباته في الدعوى. طرق إبدائه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣١/١٩٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/٦/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الأول ص٢٣٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 57. PDF pages: 54.

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