Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1291

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

English translation of the principle

The impermissibility of submitting new claims on appeal. Its connection with public policy. - New claims. Their nature. - The appellant's request before the court of first instance for the appointment of an expert to partition and set apart her share, followed by her request before the Court of Appeal to set aside the appealed judgment and appoint an expert to investigate the elements of the action and establish her ownership while partitioning and setting apart her share. A new claim. Impermissibility of raising it for the first time before the Court of Appeal. The reason for this.
Arabic original
عدم جواز تقديم طلبات جديدة في الاستئناف. تعلقه بالنظام العام. - الطلبات الجديدة. ماهيتها. - طلب الطاعنة أمام محكمة أول درجة ندب خبير لفرز وتجنيب حصتها ثم طلبها أمام محكمة الاستئناف إلغاء الحكم المستأنف وندب خبير لتحقيق عناصر الدعوى وإثبات ملكيتها مع فرز وتجنيب حصتها. طلب جديد. عدم جواز إبدائه لأول مرة أمام محكمة الاستئناف. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٤٥/٢٠٠١ مدني جلسة ٢٢/٤/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص١٧٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 238. PDF pages: 235.

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