Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4048

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

New claims on appeal. What is not considered such. An example concerning a claim for equivalent performance on the basis of unjust enrichment and the Court of Appeal’s rejection of both, with its effect that an absolutely void contract cannot serve as a basis for a claim and that neither had previously been submitted to the court of first instance, which constitutes a violation of the law and an error in its application requiring cassation of its judgment.
Arabic original
الطلبات الجديدة في الاستئناف. ما لا يعد كذلك. مثال بشأن طلب أداء معادل على أساس الإثراء بلا سبب وإطراح محكمة الاستئناف لهما بمفعوله أن العقد الباطل بطلاناً مطلقاً لا يصلح سبباً للمطالبة وأنه لم يسبق طرحهما على محكمة أول درجة وهو ما يعد مخالفة القانون وخطأ في تطبيقه يوجب تمييز حكمها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٤١، ٢٥٠/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ١١/٦/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ١٧١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 747. PDF pages: 747.

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