Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3464

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

English translation of the principle

Determining the scope of the action. A matter of fact. Within the authority of the court of merits. Its condition. Its reliance in this regard on reasonable considerations capable of leading to the conclusion reached, and its interpretation of the expressions in which the claims were formulated being one that can bear the meaning it derived from them, without departing from their apparent meaning. 9- Its authority to characterize the action and the parties' claims therein:-
Arabic original
تحديد نطاق الدعوى. واقع. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرطه. اعتماده في ذلك على اعتبارات سائغة من شأنها أن تؤدى إلى النتيجة التي انتهى إليها وأن يكون تفسيره للعبارات التي صيغت بها الطلبات مما تحتمل ما حصله منها ودون خروج عن معناها الظاهر. ٩- سلطتها في تكييف الدعوى وطلبات الخصوم فيها:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣١٩/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ١٢/١٠/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد العاشر ص٢٩٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 660. PDF pages: 657.

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