Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3759

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

English translation of the principle

A litigant's raising a material defense which, if valid, would change the outcome of the action, and supporting it with documents. The judgment's failure to scrutinize it in light of the contents of those documents. Insufficient reasoning. Example.
Arabic original
إثارة الخصم لدفاع جوهري من شأنه لو صح تغيير وجه الرأي في الدعوى واستدلاله عليه بمستندات. عدم تمحيص الحكم له على ضوء ما تنطوي عليه هذه المستندات. قصور. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠١/١٩٨٧ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/٤/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٨٦٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 708. PDF pages: 705.

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