Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 485

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

English translation of the principle

The trial judge's authority to assess the seriousness of a dispute over the debt for which attachment was imposed. Its conditions. - Basing a judgment on an understanding contrary to what is established in the record or on material having no established basis therein. Its effect. Nullity of the judgment. - A debt subject to a judicial dispute. A contingent debt whose existence is not certain before the court determines it. Its unsuitability as a basis for imposing attachment.
Arabic original
سلطة قاضي الموضوع في تقدير جدية النزاع في الدين المحجوز من أجله. شروطها. - بناء الحكم على فهم مخالف للثابت بالأوراق أو على ما ليس له أصل ثابت فيها. أثره. بطلان الحكم. - الدين المثار بشأنه نزاع قضائي. دين احتمالي ولا يعد محقق الوجود قبل أن تفصل فيه المحكمة. عدم صلاحيته لتوقيع الحجز.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٧١/١٩٩٣ تجاري جلسة ١٥/٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٦٣٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 95. PDF pages: 92.

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