Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3819

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

English translation of the principle

Material defense. Its condition. That it rest on a sound legal basis. Its unsoundness being established. Failure to respond to it does not render the judgment defective for infringement of the right of defense. - Travel allowance. Its nature. Its non-inclusion in wages when calculating workers’ entitlements in the oil business sector. Raising this defense and the judgment’s failure to set it out and respond to it. A deficiency requiring its cassation.
Arabic original
الدفاع الجوهري. شرطه. أن يكون مستنداً إلى أساس قانوني سليم. ثبوت فساده. لا يعيب الحكم بالإخلال بحق الدفاع إن لم يرد عليه. - بدل الطريق. ماهيته. عدم إضافته إلى الأجر عند احتساب حقوق العامل في قطاع الأعمال النفطية. التمسك بهذا الدفاع وعدم عرض الحُكم له إيراداً ورداً. قصور يُوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥١/٢٠٠١ عمالي جلسة ١٨/٣/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص٣٧٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 717. PDF pages: 714.

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