Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4054

The trial judge has authority to assess the evidence. Condition thereof: that he not omit in his judgment a plea or a ground of material defence, base it on something contrary to what is established in the documents, or rely on reasons that do not lead to the conclusion reached. The judgment's conclusion dismissing the action because the expert report relied on copies of private documents having no probative force because the originals were not submitted, without addressing and examining the documents submitted in the action. Contradiction of what is established in the documents, vitiating the judgment and requiring its cassation. Example.