Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1391

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

English translation of the principle

The devolutive effect of an appeal. Its import. - The appellate court's obligation to respond to pleas raised before the court of first instance. Its condition: that they have not been waived expressly or impliedly. Implied waiver of a plea raised at first instance. Its effect. It is not considered submitted to the Court of Appeal. The judgment's disregard of it. Does not vitiate it. Example.
Arabic original
الأثر الناقل للاستئناف. مؤداه. - التزام المحكمة الاستئنافية بالرد على ما أبدى أمام محكمة أول درجة من دفوع. شرطه: عدم التنازل عنها صراحة أو ضمناً. التنازل الضمني عن الدفع المبدي أمام أول درجة. أثره. عدم اعتباره مطروحاً على محكمة الاستئناف. التفات الحكم عنه. لا يعيبه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٠/١٩٩٧ مدني جلسة ٢٧/٤/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد السادس ص ٨٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 638. PDF pages: 632.

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