Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1195

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

English translation of the principle

The trial court's independent authority to assess judicial presumptions and reject those it sees fit to reject. Its condition is that it has examined and considered the presumption. Rejecting the presumption without considering it constitutes inadequacy of reasoning.
Arabic original
استقلال محكمة الموضوع بتقدير القرائن القضائية وإطراح ما تراه منها. شرطه أن تكون قد اطلعت على القرينة وبحثتها. إطراح القرينة دون بحثها قصور.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٦/١٩٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/١/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول المجلد الأول ص٨١٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 189. PDF pages: 186.

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