Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1362

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part One · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The Court of Appeal’s confining itself to varying the judgment appealed against. It is then obliged to provide reasons only for what the variation encompasses. Everything else is deemed affirmed through adoption of the reasons of the first-instance judgment, even without express reference to them.
Arabic original
اقتصار محكمة الاستئناف على تعديل الحكم المستأنف. عدم التزامها عندئذ إلا بتسبيب ما شمله التعديل. ماعدا ذلك يعد محكوماً بتأييده أخذاً بأسباب الحكم الابتدائي ولو بدون إحالة صريحة عليها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٢/١٩٩٣ تجاري جلسة ٢/١/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثالث ص ٦٠٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 634. PDF pages: 628.

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