Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1318

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

English translation of the principle

A material defence. Its nature. The court must examine it; otherwise its judgment is vitiated by inadequate reasoning. - Unsound inference. Its nature. - The judgment’s reliance on reasons that do not constitute a proper response to a material defence. Inadequate reasoning. An example.
Arabic original
الدفاع الجوهري. ماهيته. وجوب أن تمحصه المحكمة وإلا كان حكمها معيباً بالقصور. - الفساد في الاستدلال. ماهيته. - استناد الحكم إلى أسباب لا تصلح رداً على دفاع جوهري. قصور. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٩٥/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ١١/٣/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السادس ص٣٥٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 207. PDF pages: 204.

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