Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1247

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

English translation of the principle

The defence which the court of merits is obliged to address is a material defence. Its nature. Failure to respond to it. Deficiency. Its effect. Nullity of the judgment. - The court's reliance in its judgment on a defective expert's report. Its implication. Extension of that defect to the judgment.
Arabic original
الدفاع الذي تلتزم محكمة الموضوع بمواجهته هو الدفاع الجوهري. ما هيته. إغفال الرد عليه. قصور. أثره. بطلان الحكم. - استناد المحكمة في حكمها إلى تقرير خبير معيب. مؤداه. امتداد هذا العيب إلى الحكم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٣/١٩٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/١٢/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٦٦٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 196. PDF pages: 193.

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