Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 300

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

English translation of the principle

Combining adjudication of the allegation of forgery and of the merits of the action in a single judgment. Impermissible. The absence of an express provision to that effect in the Evidence Law. Does not signify an intention not to adopt it. Reason: it is among the fundamental rules of litigation procedure required by the principle of not prejudicing the rights of defence, without the need for a special provision.
Arabic original
الجمع بين القضاء في الإدعاء بالتزوير وفى موضوع الدعوى بحكم واحد. غير جائز. عدم النص صراحة على ذلك في قانون الإثبات. لا يعنى قصد عدم الأخذ بها. علة ذلك: أنها من القواعد الأساسية في إجراءات المرافعات التي يقتضيها مبدأ عدم الإخلال بحقوق الدفاع دون حاجة إلى نص خاص.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٨٣/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ١٢/٣/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الأول ص٧١١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 58. PDF pages: 55.

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