Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3519

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

English translation of the principle

The court of merits may characterize the action, scrutinize its subject matter, and investigate the true nature of the claims therein without being bound by the expressions and words used by the litigants. What counts in this regard is intentions and meanings, not words and forms.
Arabic original
لمحكمة الموضوع تكييف الدعوى وتمحيص موضوعها وتقصي حقيقة الطلبات فيها دون التقيد بما أورده الخصوم من عبارات وألفاظ. العبرة في ذلك بالمقاصد والمعاني وليس بالألفاظ والمباني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٩٢٥/٢٠٠٣، ٨٢/٢٠٠٤ إداري جلسة ٢٩/١١/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس المجلد العاشر ص٢٩٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 668. PDF pages: 665.

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