Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1210

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

English translation of the principle

The authority of the court of merits to interpret agreements and instruments. Its limits. Not departing from what their wording admits or distorting their true meaning. Its departure from the apparent meaning of their formulation. Its condition. Stating the reasons which persuaded it of the meaning it adopted; otherwise its judgment is defective.
Arabic original
سلطة محكمة الموضوع في تفسير الاتفاقيات والمحررات. قيودها. عدم الخروج عما تحتمله عباراتها أو تشويه لحقيقة معناها. عدولها عن المعنى الظاهر لصيغتها. شرطه. بيان الأسباب التي أقنعتها بالمعنى الذي أخذت به وإلا كان حكمها معيباً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٤/١٩٨٥ تجاري جلسة ١٥/١/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٦٠٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 191. PDF pages: 188.

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