Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 761

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

English translation of the principle

Understanding the facts of the case, ascertaining the true relationship connecting the parties to the case, determining the meaning of agreements, investigating the parties’ common intention, and adopting the expert’s report. Within the authority of the court - 128 - Civil Procedure of the merits. The court is not obliged to follow the litigants through their various statements and aspects of their defence. The reason for this.
Arabic original
فهم الواقع في الدعوى والتعرف على حقيقة العلاقة التي تربط طرفي الدعوى واستظهار مدلول الاتفاقات وتقصى النية المشتركة لأطرافها والأخذ بتقرير الخبير. من سلطة محكمة - ١٢٨ - المرافعات الموضوع. المحكمة غير ملزمة بتتبع الخصوم في مختلف أقوالهم ومناحي دفاعهم. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٤٤٥، ١٤٨٣/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ١٤/١١/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السادس ص٣٠٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 128. PDF pages: 125–126.

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