Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 529

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

English translation of the principle

The judgment’s reliance on a law other than the law applicable to the facts of the action. Does not vitiate it provided it reaches the correct result. The Court of Cassation may correct this error without quashing the judgment.
Arabic original
استناد الحكم إلى قانون غير القانون المنطبق على واقع الدعوى. لا يعيبه متى انتهى إلى النتيجة الصحيحة. لمحكمة التمييز أن تصحح هذا الخطأ دون تمييز الحكم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٧/١٩٨٤ تجاري جلسة ١٦/١/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول المجلد الأول ص٨٣٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 101. PDF pages: 98.

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