Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3830

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

English translation of the principle

A litigant raising a material defense capable of changing the view taken of the case and supporting it with documents. Effect: the judgment must scrutinize this defense in light of those documents. Failure to do so. Renders the judgment defective for inadequate reasoning.
Arabic original
إثارة أحد الخصوم دفاعاً جوهرياً من شأنه أن يتغير به وجه الرأي في الدعوى وتدليله عليه بمستندات. أثره: وجوب أن يمحص الحكم هذا الدفاع على ضوء تلك المستندات. مخالفة ذلك. يعيب الحكم بالقصور في التسبيب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٤/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/١٢/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص٣٧٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 718. PDF pages: 715.

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