Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4076

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

English translation of the principle

Ruling on the authenticity or forgery of a document and on the merits together. Impermissible. The ruling on the allegation of forgery must precede the judgment on the merits of the case, even if a substantive defense has previously been advanced. Reason thereof. - The court is not obliged to follow litigants through their various statements and aspects of defense, or to require them to submit evidence supporting their defense and draw their attention to its requirements:-
Arabic original
الحكم بصحة الورقة أو تزويرها وفي الموضوع معاً. غير جائز. وجوب أن يكون القضاء في الادعاء بالتزوير سابقاً على الحكم في موضوع الدعوى ولو كان قد سبق إبداء دفاع موضوعي. علة ذلك. - عدم التزام المحكمة بتتبع الخصوم في مختلف أقوالهم ومناحي دفاعهم أو تكليفهم بتقديم الدليل على دفاعهم ولفت نظرهم لمقتضياته:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٤٩/٢٠٠٨ تجاري جلسة ٥/١/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٩ ج١ ص٢١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 755. PDF pages: 752.

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