Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4099

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

English translation of the principle

Interpretation of instruments, examination of documents and indications, and weighing them against each other. Within the authority of the court of merits. Condition thereof. It is not obliged to require litigants to submit evidence of the validity of their defense or to draw their attention to the requirements of the defense.
Arabic original
تفسير المحررات وبحث المستندات والدلائل والموازنة بينها. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك. عدم التزامها بتكليف الخصوم بتقديم الدليل على صحة دفاعهم أو لفت نظرهم لمقتضيات الدفاع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٧/٢٠٠٦ عمالي جلسة ٢٣/٥/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٥ ج٢ ص٣٩٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 758. PDF pages: 755.

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