Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1278

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

English translation of the principle

The judgment must be founded on supported and sufficient reasons, and the court must address the resolution of every element upon whose determination the judgment depends. Incoherence affecting the foundations of the judgment vitiates it and requires its cassation. An example of error and inadequate reasoning.
Arabic original
وجوب بناء الحكم على أسباب مدعمة وكافية وأن تعرض المحكمة لتصفية كل عنصر يتوقف الحكم على الفصل فيه. تطرق التخاذل إلى مقومات الحكم يعيبه ويوجب تمييزه. مثال لخطأ وقصور.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٥٢/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١١/٥/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٢٣٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 201. PDF pages: 198.

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