Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 530

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

English translation of the principle

Applying the rule of law to the facts of the action is incumbent upon the trial court. It must ascertain that rule of its own motion. Its reaching a correct result on erroneous legal grounds. The Court of Cassation must correct that error.
Arabic original
إنزال حكم القانون على واقع الدعوى واجب على محكمة الموضوع. عليها البحث عن هذا الحكم من تلقاء نفسها. خلوصها إلى نتيجة صحيحة بناء على أسباب قانونية خاطئة. على محكمة التمييز. تصحيح هذا الخطأ.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٧/١٩٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/١/١٩٨٥ 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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