Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3868

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

English translation of the principle

The obligation of the court of merits to address a litigant's defense whenever that defense is material. Example concerning the judgment's omission of a material defense concerning a gift, rendering it defective and requiring its cassation.
Arabic original
التزام محكمة الموضوع بمواجهة دفاع الخصم متى كان هذا الدفاع جوهرياً. مثال بشأن إغفال الحكم دفاعاً جوهرياً في هبة مما يعيبه ويوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٢٩/٢٠٠٧ تجاري جلسة ١٢/٤/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٧ ج٢ ص٥١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 725. PDF pages: 722.

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