Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4096

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

English translation of the principle

The burden of proof rests on the person asserting what is contrary to the original presumption. - Directing a litigant to submit evidence for a defence whose supporting basis he has not submitted. The court is not obliged to do so.
Arabic original
البينة على من يدعي خلاف الأصل. - تكليف الخصم بتقديم الدليل على دفاع لم يقدم سنده. لا تلتزم به المحكمة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٩/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ١٥/٦/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص٣٩٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 757. PDF pages: 754.

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