Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3808

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

English translation of the principle

A material defence. Its nature. The litigant's substantiation of it with documents. Requires the court to scrutinize this defence. - The judgment's disregard of a material defence which, if valid, would alter the view taken of the action. Vitiates it and requires cassation. Example.
Arabic original
الدفاع الجوهري. ماهيته. استدلال الخصم عليه بمستندات. يوجب على المحكمة تمحيص هذا الدفاع. - التفات الحكم عن الدفاع الجوهري الذي من شأنه أن صح تغيير وجه الرأي في الدعوى. يعيبه ويوجب تمييز. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٦٤، ٦٩/١٩٩٦ عمالي جلسة ٧/٤/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٧٦٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 715. PDF pages: 712.

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