Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3901

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

English translation of the principle

The court of the merits is not obliged to direct litigants to submit their defence or draw their attention to its requirements. Its judgment is not defective for rejecting a claim or defence for which evidence was not submitted.
Arabic original
عدم التزام محكمة الموضوع بتكليف الخصوم بتقديم دفاعهم أو لفت نظرهم لمقتضياته. ولا يعيب حكمها رفض طلباً أو دفاعاً لم يقدم دليله.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٢/١٩٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/١١/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٨٨٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 729. PDF pages: 726.

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