Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1425

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

English translation of the principle

The authority of the judge of merits to assess the evidence. Its limits: not disregarding a material plea or defence, not basing his judgment contrary to what is established in the papers, and the reasons on which he relied not being incapable of leading to the conclusion he reached. An example of a judgment contradicting what is established in the papers. - 224 - Civil Procedure
Arabic original
سلطة قاضي الموضوع في تقدير الأدلة. قيودها: ألا يغفل دفعاً أو دفاعاً جوهرياً وألا يقيم حكمه على خلاف ما هو ثابت بالأوراق وألا تكون الأسباب التي استند إليها غير مؤدية إلى النتيجة التي انتهى إليها. مثال لحكم خالف الثابت بالأوراق. - ٢٢٤ - المرافعات
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٤٢، ١٥٤/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/٣/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السادس ص٣٦٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 224. PDF pages: 221.

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