Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 470

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

English translation of the principle

Assessing the evidence and documents in the action and weighing them against one another. Within the authority of the trial court. The condition for that. - The trial court is not obliged to direct the litigants to present their defence or draw their attention to its requirements. Its judgment is not defective for rejecting a request or defence for which no evidence was submitted.
Arabic original
تقدير الأدلة والمستندات في الدعوى والموازنة بينها. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك. - عدم التزام محكمة الموضوع بتكليف الخصوم بتقديم دفاعهم أو لفت نظرهم لمقتضياته. ولا يعيب حكمها رفضه طلباً أو دفاعاً لم يقدم دليله.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٢/١٩٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/١١/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٥٨٤)

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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