Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 469

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

English translation of the principle

Ascertaining the facts of the action, assessing the evidence and documents, and inferring or negating fault giving rise to tort liability fall within the authority of the court of merits. It is not obliged to require litigants to produce evidence supporting their defence or to draw their attention to the requirements of that defence.
Arabic original
تحصيل فهم الواقع في الدعوى وتقدير الدلائل والمستندات واستخلاص الخطأ الموجب للمسئولية التقصيرية أو نفيه من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. عدم التزامها بتكليف الخصوم بتقديم الدليل على دفاعهم أو لفت نظرهم إلى مقتضيات هذا الدفاع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣/١٩٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/٥/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٥٨٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 93. PDF pages: 90.

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