Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1230

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

English translation of the principle

The judgment's failure to respond to a material defence that might change the view taken of the action vitiates it through deficient reasoning. Example of a material defence. - The court of merits is obliged to address every element of the dispute in the action upon the determination of which judgment in it depends.
Arabic original
عدم رد الحكم على دفاع جوهري قد يتغير به وجه الرأي في الدعوى يعيبه بالقصور في التسبيب. مثال لدفاع جوهري. - محكمة الموضوع ملزمة بأن تعرض لكل عنصر من عناصر النزاع في الدعوى يتوقف الحكم فيها على الفصل فيه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥/١٩٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/٤/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٦١٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 194. PDF pages: 191.

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