Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2688

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

English translation of the principle

The trial court must adhere to the litigants' claims and their legal basis. The implication thereof: it may not change the cause of action of its own motion. Example concerning the nullity of a contract because it was undertaken by a foreigner. - 460 - Commercial
Arabic original
وجوب تقيد محكمة الموضوع بطلبات الخصوم والسبب القانوني لها. مؤدى ذلك: ليس لها تغيير سبب الدعوى من تلقاء نفسها. مثال بشأن لبطلان عقد لمباشرته من أجنبي. - ٤٦٠ - تجاري
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٩٢/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/١/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٧٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 460. PDF pages: 460.

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