Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1820

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

English translation of the principle

Nullity of a judgment in respect of which the court of first instance has exhausted its jurisdiction. Appeal of that judgment. The Court of Appeal must not stop at declaring nullity. It must proceed to determine the merits of the action by a new judgment.
Arabic original
بطلان الحكم الذي استنفدت محكمة أول درجة ولايتها بصدده. استئناف هذا الحكم. عدم وقوف محكمة الاستئناف عند حد تقرير البطلان. عليها المضي للفصل في موضوع الدعوى بحكم جديد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣/١٩٨٦ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٩/١/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٨٠٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 332. PDF pages: 329.

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