Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 708

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

English translation of the principle

Ascertaining the facts, assessing the proofs and drawing inferences. Within the authority of the court of merits. It may adopt what inspires its confidence and discard the rest. Even if plausible, it is not obliged to follow the litigants through all aspects of their defence and answer them separately.
Arabic original
تحصيل فهم الواقع وتقدير البينات واستنباط القرائن. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. لها الأخذ بما تطمئن إليه وطرح ما عداه. ولو كان محتملاً عدم التزامها بتتبع الخصوم في كافة مناحي دفاعهم والرد عليها استقلالاً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٢/١٩٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٩/١٢/١٩٩١ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٥٩٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 121. PDF pages: 118.

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