Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 689

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

English translation of the principle

The trial court is not obliged to follow the litigants through their various statements and arguments, or direct them to submit evidence of their defence, or draw their attention to the requirements of their defence.
Arabic original
محكمة الموضوع ليست ملزمة بتتبع الخصوم في مختلف أقوالهم وحججهم أو تكلفهم بتقديم دليل دفاعهم أو لفت نظرهم لمقتضيات دفاعهم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨١/١٩٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/٥/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول المجلد الأول ص٧٩٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 119. PDF pages: 116.

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