Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3760

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

English translation of the principle

The deficiency that renders a judgment defective for failing to address a material defence. Its nature. Example: the judgment's dismissal of the action without addressing the significance of a presumption whose examination might shift the burden of proof, and without addressing another presumption derived from 2 judgments concerning liability for the accident.
Arabic original
القصور الذي يعيب الحكم لعدم رده على دفاع جوهري. ماهيته. مثال: رفض الحكم للدعوى دون التعرض لدلالة قرينة قد يترتب على بحثها نقل عبء الإثبات ودون التعرض لقرينة أخرى مستمدة من حكمين يتعلقان بالمسؤولية عن الحادث.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣/١٩٨٧ تجاري جلسة ٣/٦/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٨٧٠)

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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