Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 827

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

English translation of the principle

Omission of a response to a defence that does not affect the result reached by the judgment. Does not constitute inadequacy of reasoning. The reason therefor. The court is obliged to respond only to a material defence capable of affecting the result reached by its judgment.
Arabic original
إغفال الرد على دفاع غير مؤثر في النتيجة التي انتهى إليها الحكم. لا يعد قصوراً. علة ذلك. أن المحكمة لا تلتزم إلا بالرد على الدفاع الجوهري الذي من شأنه أن يؤثر في النتيجة التي انتهى إليها حكمها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٠٨/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ١٩/١٠/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السادس ص٣١٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 137. PDF pages: 134.

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