Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1522

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

English translation of the principle

Evidence in the action must be submitted to the court of merits. The task of the Court of Cassation is confined to examining what was presented to the court of merits, not what had not previously been presented to it. The consequence thereof. Submitting a document and relying on its evidentiary significance for the first time before the Court of Cassation is inadmissible.
Arabic original
دليل الدعوى يجب تقديمه لمحكمة الموضوع. مهمة محكمة التمييز قاصر على بحث ما كان معروضاً على محكمة الموضوع لا على ما لم يسبق عرضه عليها. مؤدى ذلك. أن تقديم مستند والتمسك بدلالته لأول مرة أمام محكمة التمييز غير مقبول.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٨/١٩٨٦ عمالي جلسة ٢٧/٤/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٧٨٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 279. PDF pages: 276.

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