Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1199

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

English translation of the principle

Every unequivocal request whose granting may result in a change in the view taken of the case must be answered by the court of merits with specific reasons; otherwise, its judgment is defective.
Arabic original
كل طلب جازم يجوز أن يترتب على إجابته تغيير وجه الرأي في الدعوى يجب على محكمة الموضوع أن تجيب عليه بأسباب خاصة وإلا كان حكمها معيباً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٩/١٩٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/٢/١٩٨٥ 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 190. PDF pages: 187.

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