Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1427

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

English translation of the principle

The Court of Appeal ruling to uphold the first-instance judgment on independent grounds for its ruling. Contradiction between these grounds and some grounds of the first-instance judgment. Its implication: the Court of Appeal's reference to those grounds is to those that do not contradict its own grounds. Example.
Arabic original
قضاء محكمة الاستئناف بتأييد الحكم الابتدائي بأسباب مستقلة لقضائها. تناقض هذه الأسباب مع بعض أسباب الحكم الابتدائي. مفاده: أن إحالة محكمة الاستئناف لهذه الأسباب يكون فيما لا يتناقض منها مع أسبابه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٣/٢٠٠٣ أحوال جلسة ١٦/٥/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس المجلد العاشر ص ١٧٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 644. PDF pages: 638.

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