Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1514

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

English translation of the principle

Adopting or rejecting witnesses’ statements. Dependent upon the court’s satisfaction. The Court of Appeal may take a different approach from the court of first instance in assessing their statements without being obliged to refute what the court of first instance inferred.
Arabic original
الأخذ بأقوال الشهود أو إطراحها. منوط باطمئنان المحكمة. لمحكمة الاستئناف أن تذهب في تقدير أقوالهم مذهباً مخالفاً لمحكمة أول درجة دون التزام بتفنيد ما استخلصته محكمة أول درجة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧/١٩٨٧ مدني جلسة ٢٢/٦/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٦٢٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 237. PDF pages: 234.

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