Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 954

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

English translation of the principle

The court of merits is not obliged to direct the litigants to provide proof of their defense or draw their attention to the requirements of that defense.
Arabic original
محكمة الموضوع ليست ملزمة بتكليف الخصوم بتقديم الدليل على دفاعهم أو لفت نظرهم لمقتضيات هذا الدفاع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٣٣٦، ٣٤٣/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ١/٦/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السادس ص٣٢١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 152. PDF pages: 149.

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