Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 943

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

English translation of the principle

Directing the litigants to submit evidence of their defense or drawing their attention to its requirements. The court of merits is not obliged to do so. Example of a litigant's failure to submit evidence of his defense.
Arabic original
تكليف الخصوم بتقديم الدليل على دفاعهم أو لفت نظرهم إلى مقتضياته. لا تلتزم به محكمة الموضوع. مثال لتقاعس الخصم عن تقديم دليل دفاعه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٣٣/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١٥/٢/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٢٠٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 151. PDF pages: 148.

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