Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3626

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

English translation of the principle

Material defense. A defense for which the party asserting it presents evidence before the court and which, if valid, would change the view taken of the case. Effect: the court’s obligation to respond to it. Example concerning a judgment’s failure to respond to a material defense, which renders it defective and necessitates its cassation.
Arabic original
الدفاع الجوهري. هو الذي يقدم مدعيه الدليل عليه أمام المحكمة والذي من شأنه -لو صح -أن يتغير به وجه الرأي في الدعوى. أثره: التزام المحكمة بالرد عليه. مثال بشأن عدم رد الحكم على دفاع جوهري يعيبه ويُوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٢٦، ١٣٣/٢٠٠٣ مدني جلسة ١٥/٣/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس المجلد العاشر ص٣٠٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 684. PDF pages: 681.

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