Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2155

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

English translation of the principle

A judgment's omission of a defense raised by a litigant, or responding to it in a manner that does not address it, results in the nullity of the judgment if that defense is material and affects the conclusion reached. Example. - 355 - Civil Procedure
Arabic original
إغفال الحكم وجه دفاع أبداه الخصم أو الرد عليه بما لا يواجهه يترتب عليه بطلان الحكم إذا كان هذا الدفاع جوهرياً ومؤثراً في النتيجة التي انتهى إليها. مثال. - ٣٥٥ - المرافعات
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٤٤/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١١/١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٣٤٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 355. PDF pages: 352.

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