Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1434

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

English translation of the principle

The Court of Appeal's variation of the appealed judgment. Requires it to give reasons only for what the variation covers; the remainder is deemed affirmed by adoption of the reasons of the appealed judgment, even if its judgment contains no express reference thereto in respect of what the variation did not cover. - The Court of Appeal's reference to the reasons of the first-instance judgment in addition to its own reasons, even if it differs from it. Its meaning. Reference to what does not contradict those reasons.
Arabic original
تعديل محكمة الاستئناف الحكم المستأنف. لا يلزمها إلا بتسبيب ما شمله التعديل ويعتبر ما عداه محكوماً بتأييده أخذاً بأسباب الحكم المستأنف ولو خلا حكمها من إحالة صريحة عليها بالنسبة لما لم يشمله التعديل. - إحالة محكمة الاستئناف إلى أسباب الحكم الابتدائي بالإضافة إلى أسبابها وإن خالفته. مفاده. الإحالة إلى ما لا يناقض تلك الأسباب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٥٧/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/٥/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد العاشر ص ١٧٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 645. PDF pages: 639.

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