Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1282

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

English translation of the principle

A material defence. Its nature. A litigant's substantiation of it with documents. Requires the court to scrutinize this defence. - 201 - Civil Procedure - The judgment's disregard of a material defence which, if valid, would alter the determination of the action. Vitiates it and necessitates its cassation. An example.
Arabic original
الدفاع الجوهري. ماهيته. استدلال الخصم عليه بمستندات. يوجب على المحكمة تمحيص هذا الدفاع. - ٢٠١ - المرافعات - التفات الحكم عن الدفاع الجوهري الذي من شأنه إن صح تغيير وجه الرأي في الدعوى. يعيبه ويوجب تمييزه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨/١٩٩٨ مدني جلسة ٢/١١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٢٣٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 201. PDF pages: 198–199.

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