Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3777

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

English translation of the principle

A judgment’s failure to respond to a material defense that may change the view taken of the case and renders it defective for inadequate reasoning. An example of a material defense. - The court of merits. Obliged to address every element of the dispute in the action upon the determination of which judgment therein depends.
Arabic original
عدم رد الحكم على دفاع جوهري قد يتغير به وجه الرأي في الدعوى ويعيبه بالقصور في التسبيب. مثال لدفاع جوهري. - محكمة الموضوع. ملزمة بأن تعرض لكل عنصر من عناصر النزاع في الدعوى يتوقف الحكم فيها على الفصل فيه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥/١٩٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/٤/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٨٧٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 711. PDF pages: 708.

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