Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1473

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

English translation of the principle

The Court of Appeal proceeding to determine a matter not presented to it. Impermissible. The reason: the appeal transfers the action to the second-instance court in the state it was in before the judgment appealed against was issued, in respect of what has been appealed. Example.
Arabic original
تعرض محكمة الاستئناف للفصل في أمر غير مطروح عليها. غير جائز. علة ذلك: أن الاستئناف ينقل الدعوى إلى محكمة الدرجة الثانية بحالتها التي كانت عليها قبل صدور الحكم المستأنف بالنسبة لما رفع عنه الاستئناف. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٥٣١، ٥٦٩/٢٠١١ تجاري جلسة ١/١٢/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٩ ج ٣ ص ١٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 652. PDF pages: 646.

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