Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4078

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

English translation of the principle

The trial court. It is not obliged to charge litigants with evidence of their defence or draw their attention to the requirements of that defence. It suffices that it base its ruling on the documents and evidence before it sufficiently to sustain it.
Arabic original
محكمة الموضوع. عدم التزامها بتكليف الخصوم الدليل على دفاعهم أو لفت نظرهم إلى مقتضيات هذا الدفاع. حسبها أن تقيم قضاءها وفقاً للمستندات والأدلة المطروحة عليها بما يكفي لحمله.
Original Arabic judgment citations

( الطعن ٨/١٩٧٥ مدني جلسة ٢٣/٢/١٩٧٦ مج ٧ س ص ١٨٨)

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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