Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 542

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

English translation of the principle

Failure by the judge to ratify the settlement record does not prevent it from being regarded as an instrument upon which judgment may validly be rendered. - Interpretation of the contract to ascertain the true intention thereof. Within the authority of the court of merits. The condition therefor. The settlement agreement being capable of interpretation consistently with its restriction to the rights in dispute.
Arabic original
عدم التصديق على محضر الصلح بمعرفة القاضي لا يمنع من اعتباره سنداً يصح الحكم بمقتضاه. - تفسير العقد للتعرف على حقيقة المقصود منها. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك. قابلية عقد الصلح للتفسير بما يتلاءم واقتصاره على الحقوق محل النزاع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٣/١٩٩٢ تجاري جلسة ١٤/٣/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص١١٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 109. PDF pages: 106.

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