Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1416

The litigants may join in the appeal anyone who was a party before the court of first instance but was not made a party to the appeal, whenever they have an interest in joining that person. The basis thereof: there is no requirement that the appeal include everyone who was a party to the action at first instance, except in the cases stipulated in Article 134 of the Code of Procedure. The respondent confined his appeal to the female appellants adjudged entitled to obtain the documents claimed, excluding the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior and the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health. No nullity. - 259 - Procedure