Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1509

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

English translation of the principle

The litigants’ right to present a new defence before the Court of Appeal even if it was not previously raised before the court of first instance.
Arabic original
حق الخصوم في إبداء دفاع جديد أمام محكمة الاستئناف ولو لم يسبق التمسك به أمام محكمة أول درجة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٦/١٩٨٩ تجاري جلسة ٣/٧/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٧٨٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 277. PDF pages: 274.

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