Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1064

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

A new defence involving facts that was not previously raised before the court of merits. It may not be invoked for the first time before the Court of Cassation. An example concerning reliance on the existence of a custom of compensation for work injury.
Arabic original
الدفاع الجديد الذي يخالطه واقع لم يسبق إبداؤه أمام محكمة الموضوع. لا يجوز التحدي به لأول مرة أمام محكمة التمييز. مثال بشأن التمسك بقيام عرف بالتعويض عن إصابة العمل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٧/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/١/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ١٧٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 207. PDF pages: 207.

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