Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1284

The scope of an appeal. Determined by the claims previously advanced before the court of first instance and within the limits of what has been appealed. Neither the court nor the parties may depart from them, whether by changing their substance or introducing new claims. - The female appellant’s restriction of her final claims before the court of first instance to a claim for divorce on grounds of harm. Its necessary consequence. Inadmissibility of her renewed claim for maintenance before the Court of Appeal.