Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3962

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

English translation of the principle

The litigants are responsible for the grounds of defence they advance. Once the action is reserved for judgment, their connection with the proceedings is severed except to the extent permitted by the court. Implication thereof. The court's disregard of a document or memorandum whose submission it did not authorize. Does not vitiate the judgment.
Arabic original
الخصوم هم أصحاب الشأن فيما يبدون من أوجه دفاع. متى حجزت الدعوى للحكم فإن صلتهم بالخصومة تنقطع إلا بالقدر الذي تصرح به المحكمة. مؤدى ذلك. التفات المحكمة عن مستند أو مذكرة لم تصرح بتقديم أيهما. لا يعيب الحكم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٦/١٩٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/٣/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٩٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 738. PDF pages: 735.

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