Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 891

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

English translation of the principle

The court of merits is obliged to respond only to a defence resting on a valid basis.
Arabic original
محكمة الموضوع لا تلتزم بالرد إلا على الدفاع الذي يقوم على سند صحيح.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٢٥/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١٩/١٢/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٢٠١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 145. PDF pages: 142.

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