Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1182

Interest in challenging a judgment. The criterion for its existence. - The court of first instance's ruling terminating the action seeking the appointment of an expert after the expert submitted his report. No - 221 - Civil Procedure interest exists for the plaintiff in challenging this judgment. This is not altered by his requesting on appeal a judgment awarding what the expert's report reveals. The reason therefor. - The rule that new claims are inadmissible on appeal. Its consequence: the appellate court is bound by the parties' claims before the court of first instance and within the limits of the appeal. This rule pertains to public policy. - The appellate judgment's non-consideration of the request for a judgment awarding what the expert's report revealed whenever the claims at first instance were merely for the appointment of an expert.