Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1361

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

English translation of the principle

Understanding the facts of the case and assessing the evidence, indications, and documents. Within the authority of the court of merits. Its condition. That it state in its judgment how it arrived at that understanding and the evidence supporting it, and that it have a basis in the case papers. Failure to do so vitiates the judgment.
Arabic original
فهم الواقع في الدعوى وتقدير البينات والدلائل والمستندات. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرطه. أن تبين بحكمها كيفية تحصيلها هذا الفهم والدليل عليه وأن يكون له مأخذه من الأوراق. مخالفة ذلك يعيب الحكم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٦٣/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/٦/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٢٤٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 214. PDF pages: 211.

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