Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1264

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

English translation of the principle

A material defence maintained by a litigant which, if valid, would change the outcome of the case. Failure of the judgment to examine it. Renders it defective for insufficient reasoning. Example.
Arabic original
الدفاع الجوهري الذي يتمسك به أحد الخصوم والذي من شأنه لو صح أن يتغير وجه الرأي في الدعوى. عدم تمحيص الحكم له. يعيبه بالقصور. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٥٦/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٧/٤/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٢٢٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 199. PDF pages: 196.

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