Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1239

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The litigants' characterization of the action does not bind the court in giving it its correct characterization. Example concerning characterization of the action as a commission agency for carriage, the debt under which is not subject to the annual limitation period.
Arabic original
تكييف الخصوم للدعوى لا يقيد المحكمة في إعطائها التكييف الصحيح. مثال بشأن تكييف الدعوى بأنها وكالة بالعمولة للنقل لا يخضع دينها للتقادم الحوالي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٧/٨٥ تجاري جلسة ١٢/٢/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٩٦٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 219. PDF pages: 219.

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