Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1158

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

English translation of the principle

New claims on appeal. Inadmissible. Changing the cause of the action and adding to it while leaving the original claim unchanged. Permissible. The reason for this.
Arabic original
الطلبات الجديدة أمام الاستئناف. غير مقبولة. تغيير سبب الدعوى والإضافة إليه مع بقاء الطلب الأصلي على حاله. جائز. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٠٨، ٢١٥/٢٠٠٣ مدني جلسة ٤/٤/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص١٦٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 218. PDF pages: 215.

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