Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3509

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

English translation of the principle

Giving the action its true description and correct legal characterisation is for the court of merits, provided that it does not change the cause of action and adheres to the litigants' claims. The judgment's contravention of this. Its effect. Renders it defective in a manner requiring its cassation. - Cause of action. Its nature: the legal basis upon which it is founded.
Arabic original
إعطاء الدعوى وصفها الحق وتكييفها القانوني الصحيح لمحكمة الموضوع شرطه ألا تغير في سبب الدعوى وأن تلتزم بطلبات الخصوم. مخالفة الحكم ذلك. أثره. تعيبه بما يوجب تمييزه. - سبب الدعوى. ماهيته: هو الأساس القانوني الذي تبنى عليه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٥١/٢٠٠٠ إداري جلسة ٢٢/١٠/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد السادس ص١٦٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 666. PDF pages: 663.

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