Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 974

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

English translation of the principle

Examining and weighing evidence, rejecting what does not inspire confidence, and adopting the expert’s opinion. Within the authority of the court of merits. - The court’s adoption of the expert’s report on its stated grounds. Its implication is that it is not obliged to respond to the objections directed against it. It is not at fault if it disregards the request to refer the assignment back to the expert to examine those objections.
Arabic original
بحث الدلائل وموازنتها وإطراح ما لا يطمأن إليه والأخذ برأي الخبير. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. - أخذ المحكمة بتقرير الخبير محمولاً على أسبابه. مؤداه عدم التزامها بالرد على ما وجه إليه من مطاعن. لا عليها إن التفتت عن إجابة طلب إعادة المأمورية إلى الخبير لبحث تلك المطاعن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣/١٩٨٧ مدني جلسة ٦/٤/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٦٠٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 155. PDF pages: 152.

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