Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3510

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

English translation of the principle

The court of fact is not bound, in its legal characterization of the action, by the parties’ characterization of it. Example.
Arabic original
محكمة الموضوع لا تتقيد في تكييفها للدعوي بتكييف الخصوم لها. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٣٥، ١٣٨/٢٠٠١ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٠/٣/٢٠٠٢ 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 666. PDF pages: 663.

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