Structure of a Case Summary (English/Arabic)
Type
Practical Guidance
Document type
Precedent
Date
21 May 2024
Jurisdiction
Kuwait
Taxonomy
Driving Efficiencies
Copyright
LexisNexis
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Prelims
Your case summary should not exceed 1,000 words.
Case Name, Number & Date.
Jurisdiction.
Court (and level).
1. What happened?
The facts of the case.
If this is an appeal discuss what was decided in the lower courts(s) and how the case reached this court.
2. What was the legal issue?
The legal issue/question being raised/argued by the claimant.
How is the defendant responding to the legal claim?
3. What was decided?
Judicial reasoning.
Ruling.
Discuss the law(s), legal principal(s), case(s) that is/are being used in the ruling.
4. Why is it significant?
Why were you asked to work on this case?
For which area(s) of law is this case important?
Is this a landmark decision? If so, why?